propeta

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propeta

1. prophet

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”). Doublet of pulupeta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpeta/ [pɾoˈpɛː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propeta (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒᜆ)

1. prophet

   Synonyms: (obsolete) pulupeta, (obsolete) siyak

Related terms

• propesiya
• propetiko

 

See also

• manghuhula

 

Further reading

• “propeta” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “propeta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018