diyos

See also: Diyos

Cebuano

Etymology

From Diyos, borrowed from Spanish Dios, from Latin Deus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈjos/ [ˈd̪jos̪]
• Hyphenation: di‧yos

Noun

diyós (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

1. a deity; a god

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dios, from Latin deus (“god, deity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈos/ [d̪iˈjos], /diˈos/ [ˈd͡ʒos]
• Hyphenation: di‧yos

Noun

diyós (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

1. god, deity

Derived terms

• diyosan
• padiyos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dios
• dyos — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *deywós

Proto-Italic *deiwos

Old Latin deivosder.

Latin deus

Old Spanish dios

Spanish diosbor.

Tagalog diyos

Borrowed from Spanish dios, from Old Spanish dios, from Latin deus, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic *deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós. Doublet of dia, Hupiter, and Zeus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈos/ [ˈd͡ʒos]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diˈos/ [ˈd̪jos]

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• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: di‧yos

Noun

diyós (feminine diyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

1. god

   Synonyms: bathala, anito (native Philippine, may also refer to spirits)

Derived terms

• dinidiyos
• diyos-diyosan
• diyusin
• kadiyusan
• pagkain para sa mga diyos

Related terms

• adilus
• adyos
• deidad
• deismo
• deista
• Diyos
• diyosa
• diyoses
• pulamulderiyos

Further reading

• “diyos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018