Meaning of "marriage"

marriage •

n.
• • 1. the ceremony of marriage: pagkakasal
  • 2. a wedding: kasal, kasalan
  • 3. living together as husband and wife, married life: buhay may asawa, pag-sasamang mag-asawa

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sponsor

n.
• • 1. a person who is responsible for another person or things: ang may panukala, ang nagpanukala
  • 2. a person who takes vows for an infant at baptism or confirmation: ninong, padrino, inaama, ninang, madrina, iniina
  • 3. a wedding sponsor: ninong o ninang sa kasal
  • 4. a patron: tagatangkilik, isponsor

v.
• • 1. to support, patronize: tumangkilik, tangkilikin, magtaguyod, itaguyod
  • 2. to be a sponsor at baptism, confirmation or marriage: mag-anak (anakin) sa binyag, kumpil, o kasal

divorce

n.
• • 1. legal ending of marriage: diborsiyo
  • 2. separation: paghihiwalay, pagkakahiwalay

v.
• • 1. to get rid of by divorce: makipagdiborsiyo, magdiborsiyo
  • 2. to separate: paghiwalayin, ihiwalay

pikot

Ch v.
• • makapikot, mapikot (maka-, ma-) to be forced into marriage. Napikot siya ng isang bailarina. He was forced to marry a taxi-dancer.