"Simbang Gabi" meaning in Tagalog

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Proper name

IPA: /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbi/ [Standard-Tagalog], [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡ̠ɐˈbɪ] [Standard-Tagalog], /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbe/ [Standard-Tagalog], [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡ̠ɐˈbɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: Simbáng Gabí [canonical], ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ [Baybayin], simbang gabi [alternative], simbang-gabi [alternative]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: From simba + -ng + gabi. Literally, “night attendance of Mass”. Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:af|simba|-ng<id:enclitic>|gabi<id:evening>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Khmer", "term" : "saṃvaḥ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "okz" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old Javanese", "term" : "sĕmbah", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "kaw" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Javanese", "term" : "sembah", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "jv" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "sembah", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "simba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }, { "id" : "enclitic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "-ng", "lang" : "tl" }, { "id" : "evening", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Austronesian", "term" : "*ʀabiqi", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "map-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*ʀabiqi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "gab-i", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "gabi", "lang" : "tl" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "Simbang Gabi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="Simbang Gabi"> From simba + -ng + gabi., {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|night attendance of Mass}} “night attendance of Mass”, {{lit|night attendance of Mass}} Literally, “night attendance of Mass” Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|Simbáng Gabí|b=+}} Simbáng Gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ)
  1. Simbang Gabi (devotional, nine-day series of night Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas) Synonyms: Misa de Aginaldo Related terms: adorasyon nokturna, Misa de Galyo, Pasko

Alternative forms

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