Bathala

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English

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Proper noun

Bathala

  1. The Supreme Being in ancient Tagalog indigenous religion.
    Synonym: Maykapal

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bat‧ha‧la
  • IPA(key): /batˈhalaʔ/

Proper noun

Bathalà

  1. Alternative letter-case form of bathala
  2. a surname from Cebuano

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Disputed. Most scholars believe it was borrowed from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”).[1] Likely related to Batara Guru. Compare Malay berhala.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bathalà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ)

  1. (poetic) God
    Synonym: Diyos
  2. (historical, folklore) supreme deity of the Tagalog people

References

  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277
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