Bathala

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English[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Bathala

  1. The Supreme Being in ancient Tagalog indigenous religion.
    Synonym: Maykapal

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Bat‧ha‧la
  • IPA(key): /batˈhalaʔ/, [bʌt̪ˈha.l̪ʌʔ]

Proper noun[edit]

Bathalà

  1. Alternative letter-case form of bathala
  2. a surname from Cebuano

Tagalog[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /batˈhalaʔ/, [bɐtˈha.lɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: Bat‧ha‧la

Noun[edit]

Bathalà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ)

  1. (poetic) God
    Synonym: Diyos
  2. (historical, folklore) supreme deity of the Tagalog people

References[edit]

  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277
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