diyos-diyosan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
dyos-dyusan, dyus-dyusan — superseded, pre-2007
diyos-diyusan
diyus-diyusan — superseded, pre-2014
=== Etymology ===
Reduplication of diyos (“god”) + -an, indicating a fake imitation.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˌos diˈosan/ [ˌd͡ʒos ˈd͡ʒoː.sɐn̪]
IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diˌos diˈosan/ [ˌd̪jos ˈd̪joː.sɐn̪]
Rhymes: -osan
Syllabification: di‧yos-di‧yo‧san
=== Noun ===
diyós-diyosan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐᜈ᜔)
false god; idol
Synonym: idolo
year unknown, Rey Lemuel Crizaldo, Boring Ba Ang Bible Mo?, OMF Literature (→ISBN)
Diyos ng Israel, single-handedly tinalo niya ang 850 na mga propeta ng mga diyos-diyosan na sina Baal at Ashera. Pero alam mo ba, pagkatapos noon, nagtatakbo ang ating bida at nagtago sa disyerto sa takot na resbakan siya ng walang ...
(figurative) person lording over people like a god
==== Derived terms ====
magdiyos-diyosan