Mesiyas

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • Mesyas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mesías (“Messiah”), from Late Latin Messīās, from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). See also Kristo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /meˈsias/ [mɛˈsiː.ɐs], /ˈmesias/ [ˈmɛː.ʃɐs]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈmesias/ [ˈmɛː.sjɐs]
  • Rhymes: -ias, -esias
  • Syllabification: Me‧si‧yas

Proper noun

Mesiyas or Mésiyás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. (Christianity) Messiah

Further reading

  • “Mesiyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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