"Bathala" meaning in Tagalog

See Bathala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /batˈhalaʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐt̪ˈhaː.lɐʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: Bathalà [canonical], ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ [Baybayin], Badhala [alternative, obsolete], bathala [alternative]
Rhymes: -alaʔ Etymology: See bathala. Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|Bathalà|b=+}} Bathalà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎ)
  1. (poetic) God Tags: poetic Synonyms: Diyos, Maykapal
    Sense id: en-Bathala-tl-name-nFRNlrDI Categories (other): Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Anitism Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 44 48 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 62 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Anitism: 95 5
  2. (historical, folklore) supreme deity of the Tagalog people Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Bathala-tl-name-l3AeYhdW Categories (other): Folklore, Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumi pronunciation: 44 56 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences

Alternative forms

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