penance
/ˈpɛnəns/
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American sound/ˈpɛnəns/
penance
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- 2 syllables
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- Final e often stays silent
pe - nance -> penance
Myanmar meaning
(n) မိုက်မှားမိခြင်းအတွက်ဒဏ်ခတ်ခြင်း။ ဘရင်ဂျီနှင့်ရှေးခရစ်ယာန်ဂိုဏ်းများတွင်အာပတ်ဖြေခြင်း။
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reparation, self-punishment, forfeit, sacrament, hair shirt, atonement, apology, absolution, acknowledgment of error, amends, attrition, compensation, compunction, confession, contrition, expiation, forgiveness, mea culpa, mortification, my fault, penalty, penitence, propitiation, punishment, purgation, remorse, remorsefulness, repentance, retribution, rue, ruth, sackcloth and ashes, self-flagellation, shrift, sorrow, suffering
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