bathala

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

  • Bathala — alternative letter-case form, sense "God"

Etymology

From Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”).[1] Likely related to Batara Guru.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bat‧ha‧la

Noun

bathalà

  1. god; male deity
  2. false god; idol
  3. (poetic, often capitalized) God
    Synonym: Diyos

Verb

bathalà

  1. to worship like a god

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, page 136

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”).[1] Likely related to Batara Guru. Compare Cebuano balahala,[2] and Malay betara / berhala. See also Tausug barhala'.

Pronunciation

Noun

bathalà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ)

  1. goddess; deity
    Synonyms: diyosa, diwata
  2. false god
    Synonyms: diyos-diyosan, batha-bathalaan
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Bathala
  4. (figurative) much admired woman
    Synonym: paraluman

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277
  2. ^ Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, pages 136-137

Further reading

  • “bathala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 255: “Dios) Bathala (pp) ãſi llamavã antes eſtos a. N.S.D. q̃ aunq̃ adorauã ſus Anitos Lichas y Diabillos, confeſauan auer vn ſolo Dios y ſeñor de todo, al cual llamauan Bathalang may capal ſa lahat. I. Dios que todo lo hiço, avnq̃ ſegun otros, ſetoma por el mayor de ſus Anitos, ſet nõ congrue.”
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