bathala

See also: Bathala

Cebuano

Alternative forms
  • Bathala — alternative letter-case form, sense "God"

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bat‧ha‧la

Noun

bathalà

  1. god; male deity
  2. false god; idol
  3. (poetic, often capitalized) God
    Synonym: Diyos

Verb

bathalà

  1. to worship like a god

Derived terms
  • pakabathala (“act like a god”)

References
  1. Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, page 136

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • badhala

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”).[1] Likely related to Batara Guru. Compare Cebuano balahala,[2] and Malay betara / berhala. See also Tausug barhala'.

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

Noun

bathalà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ)

  1. goddess; deity
    Synonyms: diyosa, diwata
  2. false god
    Synonyms: diyos-diyosan, batha-bathalaan
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Bathala
  4. (figurative) much admired woman
    Synonym: paraluman

Derived terms

See also

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 277
  2. Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, pages 136-137
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