biyaya

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Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ya
  • IPA(key): /biˈajaʔ/, [ˈbjajaʔ]

Noun

biyaya

  1. grace; blessing
    Synonyms: grasya, ugay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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)

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

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

References
  1. Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - "monetary support"
  • Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎ (in Spanish and Tagalog), page 19
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