biyaya

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈajaʔ/ [biˈja.jaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ya

Noun

biyayà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜌ)

  1. grace; blessing
    Synonyms: grasya, ugay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya, “spending”).[1] A borrowing from Malay biaya (“expense; charge”) is also considered, given trade between the Hindu Srivijaya Empire and the pre-colonial Philippines. Compare Javanese ꦧꦶꦪꦪ (biyaya).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈajaʔ/ [ˈbjaː.jɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ajaʔ
  • Syllabification: bi‧ya‧ya

Noun

biyayà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜌ)

  1. grace
  2. bounty; favor given
  3. blessing; good fortune

Derived terms

  • biyaya ng langit
  • biyayaan
  • mabiyaya
  • magbiyaya
  • mapagbiyaya
  • pagbiyayaan
  • ubos-biyaya

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “monetary support”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Further reading

  • “biyaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎[1] (in Spanish), page 19
  • Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page 52
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