adilus

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• adiyos, adyos, adyus

Etymology

From corruption of Spanish adiós, from Medieval Latin ad Deum (“to God”). Doublet of adyos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadiˈlus/ [ʔɐ.d̪ɪˈlʊs]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: a‧di‧lus

Interjection

adilús (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜒᜎᜓᜐ᜔)

1. oh my God

   Synonym: Diyos ko

   • 1969, Carmen S. Herrera Acosta, Kandidata, at iba pang Maiikling kuwento‎, C.S.H. Acosta:

     Adilus!, at napasama pala ang sagot ko!

     Oh my God!, because my answer apparently made it worse!

   • 1971, Carmen S. Herrera Acosta, Dangal ng Pangalan: at ibs pang mga dulang panradyo‎, Republika ng Pilipinas:

     Adilus, ang akala ko pa naman e sasang-ayon kayo sa akin.

     Oh my God, I thought you would be agreeing with me.

   • 1950, Genoveva Edroza Matute, Pampaaralang balarila‎, Philippine Book Company:

     Adilus! Nabangga ang sasakyan natin.

     Oh my God! Our car crashed.

Further reading

• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 11