diwa

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See also: Diwa, dīwā, and diwą

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: di‧wa
  • IPA(key): /ˈdiwaʔ/,

Noun

diwà

  1. spirit; essence
    Synonym: espiritu
  2. soul
    Synonym: kalag

Derived terms

See also

Karao

Noun

diwa

  1. (anatomy) arm; hand

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.va/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iva
  • Syllabification: di‧wa

Noun

diwa f

  1. diva (female celebrity)

Declension

Declension of diwa
singular plural
nominative diwa diwy
genitive diwy diw
dative diwie diwom
accusative diwę diwy
instrumental diwą diwami
locative diwie diwach
vocative diwo diwy

Further reading

  • diwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • diwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīvá). Doublet of bibo.

Pronunciation

Noun

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ)

  1. consciousness
    Synonyms: malay-tao, ulirat
  2. sense; meaning
    Synonyms: kahulugan, sentido
  3. central point; core
    Synonym: ubod
  4. gist; main idea
    Synonym: buod
  5. idea; message
    Synonyms: mensahe, layunin
  6. spirit; soul
    Synonyms: kaluluwa, espiritu
  7. (obsolete) fresh meat

Derived terms

See also

Adverb

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ) (obsolete)

  1. maybe; might; probably; seemingly
    Synonyms: baka, tila, yata, marahil, tila, para, anaki
    Diwa darating siya ngayon?
    She may be arriving today?
    Diwa'y pinawawalan mo na akong halaga.
    It appears as if you do not put importance on me.
    Diwa nga'y gayon ang nangyari.
    Perhaps that is really what happened.

Usage notes

  • The word expresses doubt and unsureness. Thus, this can also be translated as “It seems to be” or “I think”.

Derived terms

Further reading

Teribe

Noun

diwa

  1. water

Synonyms

References

  • Juan Diego Quesada, A Grammar of Teribe (2000)
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