bathala

See also: 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

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”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• badhala — obsolete

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /batˈhalaʔ/ [bɐt̪ˈhaː.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

• badhalang-katutubo
• batha-bathalaan
• bathalaan
• bathalain
• bathaluman
• batlaya
• kabathalaan
• palabathalaan

See also

• bahala
• bahala ka
• bahala na

Further reading

• “bathala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, 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.”