bahala na
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog bahala na.
Interjection
bahala na
- (Philippines) Expressing the fatalistic attitude that things are out of one's control and whatever will happen will happen.
See also
Tagalog
Etymology
From ellipsis of bahala ka na (“you are with burden already”) where ka (“you”) is omitted, then conflated with Bathala (“the precolonial Supreme deity of the Tagalog people”), which an expression was preconceived, Bathala na (literally “(leave it to) God already”). In this case, bahala was preserved, but the notion remained that it was short for bahala na ang Diyos (“God will take care of it; leave it to God”, literally “burden already of God”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈhalaʔ na/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ba‧ha‧la na
Interjection
bahalà na (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜎ ᜈ)
- expresses fatalistic resignation, optimistic acceptance, or plain indifference in an uncertain or difficult circumstance: come what may