bathalaan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bathala (“god”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bathaˈlaʔan/ [bɐt̪.hɐˈlaː.ʔɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aʔan
• Syllabification: bat‧ha‧la‧an

Noun

bathalaan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆ᜔ᜑᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

1. (neologism) theology

   Synonym: teolohiya

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL