bathala

== Cebuano == === Alternative forms === Bathala — alternative letter-case form, sense "God" === Etymology === From Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”). Likely related to Batara Guru. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: bat‧ha‧la === Noun === bathalà god; male deity false god; idol (poetic, often capitalized) God Synonym: Diyos === Verb === bathalà to worship like a god ==== Derived terms ==== pakabathala (“act like a god”) ==== References ==== == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === badhala — obsolete === Etymology === Disputed. Most scholars believe it was borrowed from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra, “revered, worshipful”). Likely related to Batara Guru. Compare Cebuano balahala, Malay betara / berhala, Balinese betara and Javanese ꦧꦿꦲꦭ (brahala) / ꦧꦛꦫ (bathara). See also Kapampangan batala and Tausug barhala'. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /batˈhalaʔ/ [bɐt̪ˈhaː.lɐʔ] Rhymes: -alaʔ Syllabification: bat‧ha‧la === Noun === bathalà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ) god; deity Synonyms: diyosa, diwata false god Synonyms: diyos-diyosan, batha-bathalaan alternative letter-case form of Bathala (figurative) much admired woman Synonym: paraluman ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === References === === Further reading === “bathala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 255: “Dios) Bathala (pp) ãſi llamavã antes eſtos a. N.S.D. q̃ aunq̃ adorauã ſus Anitos Lichas y Diabillos, confeſauan auer vn ſolo Dios y ſeñor de todo, al cual llamauan Bathalang may capal ſa lahat. I. Dios que todo lo hiço, avnq̃ ſegun otros, ſetoma por el mayor de ſus Anitos, ſet nõ congrue.”