diwata
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Cebuano diwata,[1][2][3][4] from Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “god, deity”).
Noun
diwata (plural diwatas)
- (mythology, folklore) In Filipino folklore, a fairy, spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, believed to guard natural features such as forests.
References
- ^ Kroeber, A.L. (1918), “The History of Philippine Civilization as Reflected in Religious Nomenclature”, in Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, volume XIX, number II, American Museum of Natural History: “Diwata, devata, dewatu, dewa, etc., gods or spirits generically. Bisaya, Subanun, Mandaya, Bagobo, Tirurai, Magindanao, Manobo, Tagbanua, Batak.”
- ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (25 May 2019), Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs[1], page 268: “This term was borrowed from Visayan in modern times. It is not entered in old Tagalog dictionaies. Its interpretation as a Spanish feminine one because of its final /a/ is typical of 20th-century misunderstandings.”
- ^ Hislop, Stephen K. (1971), “Anitism: A Survey of Religious Beliefs Native to the Philippines”, in Asian Studies[2], volume 9, number 2, archived from the original on 7 July 2018, page 146: “With the Bisayans, the word is the equivalent of Tagalog anito.”
- ^ Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012), Historical Dictionary of the Philippines[3], Third edition, Scarecrow Press, page 140: “In ancient Filipino culture, the diwata or anito was the dominant concept in the religion. The anito concept was pervasive in Luzon, while the diwata prevailed in the Visayas and Mindanao.”
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- divata, diuata — obsolete
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata,[1] from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “god, deity”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈwata/ [d̪ɪˈwa.t̪ɐ]
- Hyphenation: di‧wa‧ta
Noun
diwata
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:diwata.
Descendants
References
Hiligaynon
Etymology
From Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “god, deity”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: di‧wa‧ta
Noun
diwata
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- diuata, divata — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Borrowed from Cebuano diwata,[1] from Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata,[2] from Sanskrit देवता (devátā, “god, deity”).[3][4][5] Compare Kapampangan diuata, Central Bikol diwata, and Javanese ꦢꦺꦮꦠ (déwata).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈwataʔ/ [d̪ɪˈwaː.t̪ɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -ataʔ
- Syllabification: di‧wa‧ta
Noun
diwatà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏᜆ)
- beautiful, lovely maiden
- muse
- Synonyms: musa, paraluman, lakambini, bathaluman
- (mythology, folklore) fairy
- Synonym: ada
- (mythology, folklore) nymph
- Synonym: nimpa
- (mythology, folklore) goddess
- Synonyms: diyosa, bathaluman
- (mythology, folklore, obsolete) universal supreme being[4]
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈwata/ [d̪ɪˈwaː.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: di‧wa‧ta
Noun
diwata (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏᜆ) (botany)
- Chisocheton cumingianus [6]
- Synonyms: balukanag, diwalat, kalimutahin, salakin
Etymology 3
Possibly from di + *wata, or from Sanskrit देवता (devatā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈwata/ [d̪ɪˈwaː.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: di‧wa‧ta
Adjective
diwata (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏᜆ) (obsolete)
Noun
diwata (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏᜆ) (obsolete)
- act of distancing oneself to a remote place [8][9]
- Synonym: paglayo
Derived terms
- magpasadiwata
- sadiwata
See also
References
- ^ Kroeber, A.L. (1918), “The History of Philippine Civilization as Reflected in Religious Nomenclature”, in Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, volume XIX, number II, American Museum of Natural History: “Diwata, devata, dewatu, dewa, etc., gods or spirits generically. Bisaya, Subanun, Mandaya, Bagobo, Tirurai, Magindanao, Manobo, Tagbanua, Batak.”
- ^ Zorc, David Paul (1982), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 125
- ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017), Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 268: “This term was borrowed from Visayan in modern times. It is not entered in old Tagalog dictionaies. Its interpretation as a Spanish feminine one because of its final /a/ is typical of 20th-century misunderstandings.”
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hislop, Stephen K. (1971), “Anitism: A Survey of Religious Beliefs Native to the Philippines”, in Asian Studies[5], volume 9, number 2, archived from the original on 7 July 2018, page 146: “With the Bisayans, the word is the equivalent of Tagalog anito.”
- ^ Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012), Historical Dictionary of the Philippines, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, page 140: “In ancient Filipino culture, the diwata or anito was the dominant concept in the religion. The anito concept was pervasive in Luzon, while the diwata prevailed in the Visayas and Mindanao.”
- ^ “diwata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- ^ 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.[6] (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.[7] (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.[8] (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 44: “Alejarſe) Divata [(pp)] aparte remote”