diwa

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

• Hyphenation: di‧wa
• IPA^(key): /ˈdiwaʔ/, [ˈd̪i.wʌʔ]

diwà

1. spirit; essence

   Synonym: espiritu

2. soul

   Synonym: kalag

• diwata

diwa

1. (anatomy) arm; hand

Borrowed from Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.va/

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• Rhymes: -iva
• Syllabification: di‧wa

diwa f

1. diva (female celebrity)

• diwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• diwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• diua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• riwa — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīvá). Doublet of bibo.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiwaʔ/ [ˈdi.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -iwaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧wa

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ)

1. consciousness

   Synonyms: malay-tao, ulirat

2. sense; meaning

   Synonyms: kahulugan, sentido

3. central point; core

   Synonym: ubod

4. gist; main idea

   Synonym: buod

5. idea; message

   Synonyms: mensahe, layunin

6. spirit; soul

   Synonyms: kaluluwa, espiritu

7. (obsolete) fresh meat

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ) (obsolete)

1. maybe; might; probably; seemingly

   Synonyms: baka, tila, yata, marahil, tila, para, anaki

   Diwa darating siya ngayon?

   She may be arriving today?

   Diwa'y pinawawalan mo na akong halaga.

   It appears as if you do not put importance on me.

   Diwa nga'y gayon ang nangyari.

   Perhaps that is really what happened.

• The word expresses doubt and unsureness. Thus, this can also be translated as “It seems to be” or “I think”.

• “diwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 75
• Juan R. Francisco (1964) Indian Influences in the Philippines: With Special Reference to Language and Literature‎, University of the Philippines
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 199: “Creo) Diva [(pp)] adver) ante poneſe”
  • page 308: “Eſpiritu) Diva (pp) que da ſer al hombre, aſi llaman tambien al Angel”
  • page 465: “Pareçeme) Diva (pp) adver) ante poneſe”

diwa

1. water

• di

• Juan Diego Quesada, A Grammar of Teribe (2000)