biyaya

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ya
• IPA^(key): /biˈajaʔ/, [ˈbja.jaʔ]

Noun

biyaya

1. grace; blessing

   Synonyms: grasya, ugay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• biaya — obsolete

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya, “spending”). A borrowing from Malay biaya (“expense; charge”) is also considered, given trade between the Hindu Srivijaya Empire and the pre-colonial Philippines.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈajaʔ/ [ˈbja.jɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ajaʔ
• Syllabification: bi‧ya‧ya

Noun

biyayà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜌ)

1. grace
2. bounty; favor given
3. blessing; good fortune

Derived terms

• biyaya ng langit
• biyayaan
• mabiyaya
• magbiyaya
• mapagbiyaya
• pagbiyayaan
• ubos-biyaya

 

Further reading

• “biyaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎^[1] (in Spanish), page 19