serapin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• serapines — slightly archaic

Etymology

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, Manila, 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