batlaya

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Blend of bathala +‎ laya, in reference to spirits being now free from the earthly body. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /batˈlajaʔ/ [bɐt̪ˈl̪aː.jɐʔ] Rhymes: -ajaʔ Syllabification: bat‧la‧ya === Noun === batlayà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜎᜌ) (neologism) spirit Synonyms: kaluluwa, espiritu ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “batlaya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “batlaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL