biyaya

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

Noun

biyaya

  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.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈajaʔ/ [ˈbja.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 (2010–) “monetary support”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading
  • “biyaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎ (in Spanish), page 19
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