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Tagalog
Etymology
Blend of bathala + laya, in reference to spirits being now free from the earthly body.
Pronunciation
Noun
batlayà or batlaya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜎᜌ) (neologism)
- spirit
- Synonyms: kaluluwa, espiritu
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “batlaya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “batlaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL