biyaya

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

biyayà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜌ)

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. Compare Javanese ꦧꦶꦪꦪ (biyaya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈajaʔ/ [ˈbjaː.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
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 52