diyos

See also: Diyos

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dios, from Latin deus (“god, deity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈos/ [d̪iˈjos], /diˈos/ [ˈd͡ʒos]
• Hyphenation: di‧yos

Noun

diyós (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

1. god, deity

Derived terms

• diyosan
• padiyos

Cebuano

Etymology

From Diyos, borrowed from Spanish Dios, from Latin Deus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈjos/ [ˈd̪jos̪]
• Hyphenation: di‧yos

Noun

diyós (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

1. a deity; a god

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dios
• dyos — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dios, from Latin deus (“god, deity”). Doublet of dia, Hupiter, and Zeus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈos/ [ˈd͡ʒos]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diˈos/ [ˈd̪jos]

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• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: di‧yos

Noun

diyós (feminine diyosa, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜐ᜔)

1. god

   Synonym: bathala

Derived terms

• dinidiyos
• diyos-diyosan
• diyusin
• kadiyusan
• pagkain para sa mga diyos

Related terms

• adilus
• adyos
• deidad
• deismo
• deista
• Diyos
• diyosa
• diyoses
• pulamulderiyos

Further reading

• “diyos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.