anitera

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish anitera, from anito +‎ -era. By surface analysis, anito +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaniˈteɾa/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɪˈt̪ɛː.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧ni‧te‧ra

Noun

anitera (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜆᜒᜇ) (historical)

  1. priestess; female shaman
    Synonyms: katalonan, babaylan, katalona

Further reading

  • “anitera”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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