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See also: bathala

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Bathala

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

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Bathalà

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

Tagalog

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Etymology

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

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Bathalà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ)

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

References

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