diwa

See also: Diwa, dīwā, and diwą

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: di‧wa
• IPA^(key): /ˈdiwaʔ/ [ˈd̪i.wɐʔ]

Noun

diwà

1. spirit; essence

   Synonym: espiritu

2. soul

   Synonym: kalag

Derived terms

• diwaanon
• diwanhon

 

See also

• diwata

Karao

Noun

diwa

1. (anatomy) arm; hand

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.va/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iva
• Syllabification: di‧wa

Noun

diwa f

1. diva (female celebrity)

Declension

Declension of diwa

	singular	plural
nominative	diwa	diwy
genitive	diwy	diw
dative	diwie	diwom
accusative	diwę	diwy
instrumental	diwą	diwami
locative	diwie	diwach
vocative	diwo	diwy

Further reading

• diwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• diwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• diua — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• riwa — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jiwa, from Sanskrit जीव (jīvá). Doublet of bibo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiwaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.wɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -iwaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧wa

Noun

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ)

1. consciousness

   Synonyms: malay-tao, ulirat

2. sense; meaning

   Synonyms: kahulugan, sentido

3. central point; core

   Synonym: ubod

4. gist; main idea

   Synonyms: buod, kakanggata

5. idea; message

   Synonyms: mensahe, layunin

6. spirit; soul

   Synonyms: kaluluwa, espiritu

7. (obsolete) fresh meat

Derived terms

• inang diwa
• kadiwa
• kasariwaan
• lakandiwa
• lumpiyang sariwa
• magpasariwa
• makabawi ng diwa
• makadiwa
• manariwa
• mawalan ng diwa
• pananariwa
• panariwain
• pandiwa
• pandiwang makangalan
• pandiwang palipat
• pandiwari
• papanariwain
• pasariwa
• pasariwain
• pinakadiwa
• sariwa
• sariwain
• sariwang-sariwa
• sinariwa
• walang-diwa

 

See also

• diwata

 

Adverb

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ) (obsolete)

1. maybe; might; probably; seemingly

   Synonyms: baka, tila, yata, marahil, tila, para, anaki

   Diwa darating siya ngayon?

   She may be arriving today?

   Diwa'y pinawawalan mo na akong halaga.

   It appears as if you do not put importance on me.

   Diwa nga'y gayon ang nangyari.

   Perhaps that is really what happened.

Usage notes

• The word expresses doubt and unsureness. Thus, this can also be translated as “It seems to be” or “I think”.

Derived terms

• magpadiwa

 

Further reading

• “diwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 75
• Juan R. Francisco (1964) Indian Influences in the Philippines: With Special Reference to Language and Literature‎^[1], University of the Philippines
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[3] (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^[4], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 199: “Creo) Diva [(pp)] adver) ante poneſe”
  • page 308: “Eſpiritu) Diva (pp) que da ſer al hombre, aſi llaman tambien al Angel”
  • page 465: “Pareçeme) Diva (pp) adver) ante poneſe”

Anagrams

• dawi, idaw

Teribe

Noun

diwa

1. water

Synonyms

• di

References

• Juan Diego Quesada, A Grammar of Teribe (2000)