bathalaan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bathala (“god”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bathaˈlaʔan/ [bɐt.hɐˈla.ʔɐn]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: bat‧ha‧la‧an

Noun

bathalaan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (neologism) theology
    Synonym: teolohiya

References
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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