kursilyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cursillo (“brief course”). By surface analysis, kurso +‎ -ilyo.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuɾˈsiljo/ [kʊɾˈsil.jo]
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Syllabification: kur‧sil‧yo

Noun

kursilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ) (ecclesiastical)

  1. a short course of study of Christianity for community leadership

Further reading
  • “kursilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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