hiwaga

Tagalog

Alternative forms

hiuaga — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Possibly from a metathesis of Sanskrit विहग (vihaga, “bird”, literally “skygoer”), from विह (viha, “sky; air”) + ग (ga, “moving; reaching”), with semantic change. Compare Old Javanese wihaga (“bird; portent; omen; sign”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈwaɡaʔ/ [hɪˈwaː.ɣɐʔ]
Rhymes: -aɡaʔ
Syllabification: hi‧wa‧ga

Noun

hiwagà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜏᜄ)

mystery
Synonyms: misteryo, talinghaga, hibat, himala, kababalaghan
source of hesitation
(obsolete) difference of feelings and interpretations
(obsolete) meaning of a word
Synonym: kahulugan
(obsolete) spiritual and mystical significance

Derived terms

“hiwaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 194
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 253: “Diferençia) Hivaga (pp) de ſentidos que tiene vna coſa”