biyaya
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ya
- IPA(key): /biˈajaʔ/, [ˈbjajaʔ]
Noun
biyaya
- grace; blessing
- Synonyms: grasya, ugay
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- biaya – obsolete
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya)[1]. A borrowing from Malay biaya is also considered, given trade between the Hindu Srivijaya Empire and the pre-colonial Philippines.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ya
- IPA(key): /biˈajaʔ/, [ˈbja.jɐʔ]
Noun
biyayà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜌ)
- grace
- bounty; favor given
- blessing; good fortune
Derived terms
- biyayaan
- biyaya ng langit
- mabiyaya
- magbiyaya
- mapagbiyaya
- pagbiyayaan
- ubos-biyaya
References
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - "monetary support"
- Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano (in Spanish and Tagalog), page 19