kampanilya
kampanílya with stress marks
hand-bell, small bell
Usage Note
Kampanilya is a Spanish loanword from campanilla (small bell), referring to the small handheld bell used during Catholic Mass at the consecration as well as decorative bells on doors or around animals. In Philippine folk tradition, small bells are also used in certain healing and ritual contexts to ward off evil spirits.
Examples
" Tumunog ang kampanilya sa misa. "
Natural Translation
The little bell rang during the Mass.
Literal Translation
Rang the hand-bell in-the Mass.
" Nasaan ang munting kampanilya? "
Natural Translation
Where is the small bell?
Literal Translation
Where the small hand-bell?
" Tuwing itataas ng pari ang ostiya, ipinapatunog ng sakristan ang kampanilya bilang hudyat ng pinakabanal na bahagi ng misa. "
Natural Translation
Whenever the priest raises the host, the altar server rings the little bell to signal the holiest part of the Mass.
Literal Translation
Whenever will-raise by-the priest the host, made-to-ring by-the altar-server the hand-bell as signal of-the holiest part of-the Mass.
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