Bathala

See also: bathala

English

Proper noun

Bathala

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

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bat‧ha‧la
  • IPA(key): /batˈhalaʔ/ [bɐt̪ˈha.l̪ɐʔ]

Proper noun

Bathalà

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Disputed. Most scholars believe it was borrowed from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”).[1] Likely related to Batara Guru. Compare Malay berhala.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /batˈhalaʔ/ [bɐt̪ˈhaː.lɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -alaʔ
  • Syllabification: Bat‧ha‧la

Proper noun

Bathalà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ)

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

References

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