biyaya

Bikol Central edit

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ya
IPA^(key): /biˈajaʔ/, [ˈbja.jaʔ]

Noun edit

biyaya

grace; blessing
Synonyms: grasya, ugay

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

biaya — obsolete

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Sanskrit व्यय (vyaya, “spending”).^[1] A borrowing from Malay biaya (“expense; charge”) is also considered, given trade between the Hindu Srivijaya Empire and the pre-colonial Philippines.

Pronunciation edit

Hyphenation: bi‧ya‧ya
IPA^(key): /biˈajaʔ/, [ˈbja.jɐʔ]

Noun edit

biyayà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜌᜌ)

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “monetary support”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading edit

“biyaya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano‎^[1] (in Spanish), page 19

[1] Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “monetary support”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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