parusang kamatayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From parusa +‎ -ng +‎ kamatayan. Calque of Spanish pena de muerte or English death penalty.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌɾusaŋ kamaˈtajan/ [pɐˌɾuː.sɐŋ kɐ.mɐˈt̪aː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: pa‧ru‧sang ka‧ma‧ta‧yan

Noun

parusang kamatayan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜓᜐᜅ᜔ ᜃᜋᜆᜌᜈ᜔) (law)

  1. capital punishment; death penalty