kadena-perpetwa

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish cadena perpetua.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌdena peɾˈpetwa/ [kɐˌdɛ.nɐ pɛɾˈpɛt.wɐ]
  • Rhymes: -etwa
  • Syllabification: ka‧de‧na-per‧pet‧wa

Noun

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kadena-perpetwa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜈᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜆ᜔ᜏ)

  1. (law) life sentence
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References

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  • kadena-perpetwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018