Simbang Gabi
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Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See simba + -ng, gabi. Literally, “night attendance of Mass”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbi/ [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbi], (colloquial) /simˌbaŋ ɡaˈbe/ [sɪmˌbaŋ ɡɐˈbɛ]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: Sim‧bang Ga‧bi
Proper noun[edit]
Simbáng Gabí (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜅ᜔ ᜄᜊᜒ)
- Simbang Gabi (devotional, nine-day series of Masses attended by Filipino Catholics in anticipation of Christmas)
- Synonyms: Misa de Galyo, Misa de Aginaldo