diwa

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

• Hyphenation: di‧wa
• IPA^(key): /ˈdiwaʔ/ [ˈd̪i.wɐʔ]

diwà

1. spirit; essence

   Synonym: espiritu

2. soul

   Synonym: kalag

• diwata

diwa

1. (anatomy) arm; hand

Borrowed from Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.va/

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• Rhymes: -iva
• Syllabification: di‧wa

diwa f

1. diva (female celebrity)

• diwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• diwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• diua — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• riwa — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, borrowed from Sanskrit जीव (jīva). Compare Javanese ꦗꦶꦮ (jiwa) and Old Javanese jīwa. Doublet of bibo.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiwaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -iwaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧wa

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ)

1. consciousness

   Synonyms: malay-tao, ulirat

2. sense; meaning

   Synonyms: kahulugan, sentido

3. central point; core

   Synonym: ubod

4. gist; main idea

   Synonyms: buod, kakanggata

5. idea; message

   Synonyms: mensahe, layunin

6. spirit; soul

   Synonyms: kaluluwa, espiritu

7. (obsolete) fresh meat

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ) (obsolete)

1. maybe; might; probably; seemingly

   Synonyms: baka, tila, yata, marahil, tila, para, anaki

   Diwa darating siya ngayon?

   She may be arriving today?

   Diwa'y pinawawalan mo na akong halaga.

   It appears as if you do not put importance on me.

   Diwa nga'y gayon ang nangyari.

   Perhaps that is really what happened.

• The word expresses doubt and unsureness. Thus, this can also be translated as “It seems to be” or “I think”.

• “diwa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “diwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016), Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 75
• Juan R. Francisco (1964), Indian Influences in the Philippines: With Special Reference to Language and Literature‎^[1], University of the Philippines
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[2] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835), Vocabulario de la lengua Tagala, primera y segunda parte. En la primera, se pone primero el Castellano, y despues el Tagalo. Y en la segunda al contrario, que son las raíces simples con sus acentos.‎^[3] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: La Imprenta nueva de D. José María Dayot, por Tomás Oliva.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[4] (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 199: “Creo) Diva [(pp)] adver) ante poneſe”
  • page 308: “Eſpiritu) Diva (pp) que da ſer al hombre, aſi llaman tambien al Angel”
  • page 465: “Pareçeme) Diva (pp) adver) ante poneſe”

• dawi, idaw

diwa

1. water

• di

• Juan Diego Quesada, A Grammar of Teribe (2000)