Mesiyas
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Mesías (“Messiah”), from Late Latin Messīās, from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). See also Kristo.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /meˈsias/ [mɛˈsi.ɐs], /ˈmesias/ [ˈmɛ.ʃɐs]
- Rhymes: -ias, -esias
- Syllabification: Me‧si‧yas
Proper noun edit
Mesiyas or Mésiyás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜌᜐ᜔)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Mesiyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018