serapin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• serapines — slightly archaic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (s'raphím)

Late Latin seraphīm

Old Spanish seraphin

Spanish serafínbor.

Tagalog serapin

Borrowed from Spanish serafín (“seraph”), from Old Spanish seraphin, from Late Latin seraphīm, from Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (s'raphím).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seɾaˈpin/ [sɛ.ɾɐˈpɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: se‧ra‧pin

Noun

serapín (feminine serapina, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜉᜒᜈ᜔) (biblical)

1. seraph (angel)

Related terms

• Serafina

See also

• anghel
• arkanghel
• birtudes
• dominasyones
• kerubin
• potestades
• prinsipados
• trono

Further reading

• “serapin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “serapin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 530