Pangadi
Did you know that a Kapampángan locality is known for having one of the longest observances of the Feast of the Dead, where they offer prayers for the departed for up to nine days?
PANGADÎ • (puh-nguh-DEE’)
prayer
Root: -adî, from Arabic حجي (ḥajjī) “pilgrim to Mecca”, via Malay kaji, pengajian “lesson, studies; recitation of Qur’an”
Synonym & Tagálog (Filipino): panalángin, dalángin, dasál
Verb Conjugation:
mangadî, mángadî, méngadî – to pray (actor focus)
pangadî, pángadî, péngadî – to pray (object focus)
Example Sentence
Péngadí ku la ring péngári ku. [Kap]
Ipinanalángin ko ang mgá magúlang ko. [Tag]
I prayed for my parents. [Eng]