misyonera
misyonéra with stress marks
female missionary
Usage Note
Misyonera is borrowed from Spanish misionera and refers to a woman sent on a religious mission by a church. The word carries significant historical weight in the Philippines, where Catholic missionaries of the Spanish colonial period evangelized the islands and established schools and hospitals; the masculine counterpart is misyonero.
Examples
" Mabait ang misyonera. "
Natural Translation
The missionary is kind.
Literal Translation
Kind the female-missionary.
" Naglakbay ang misyonera sa malayong probinsya upang magturo. "
Natural Translation
The female missionary traveled to a far province to teach.
Literal Translation
Traveled the female-missionary to far province in-order to-teach.
" Bago tuluyang umalis, ipinangako ng misyonera na babalik siya upang ipagpatuloy ang pagtatayo ng paaralan. "
Natural Translation
Before finally leaving, the missionary promised that she would return to continue building the school.
Literal Translation
Before finally leave, promised of female-missionary that will-return she in-order to-continue the building of school.
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