# diwata
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano diwata, from Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “god, deity”).

### Noun

diwata (plural diwatas)
* (mythology, folklore) In Filipino folklore, a fairy, spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, believed to guard natural features such as forests.

#### References

* ↑ Kroeber, A.L. (1918) “The History of Philippine Civilization as Reflected in Religious Nomenclature”, in Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, volume XIX, number II, American Museum of Natural History: “Diwata, devata, dewatu, dewa, etc., gods or spirits generically. Bisaya, Subanun, Mandaya, Bagobo, Tirurai, Magindanao, Manobo, Tagbanua, Batak.”
* ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2019 May 25) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs‎, page 268: “This term was borrowed from Visayan in modern times. It is not entered in old Tagalog dictionaies. Its interpretation as a Spanish feminine one because of its final /a/ is typical of 20th-century misunderstandings.”
* ↑ Hislop, Stephen K. (1971) “Anitism: A Survey of Religious Beliefs Native to the Philippines”, in Asian Studies‎, volume 9, number 2, archived from the original on 7 July 2018, page 146: “With the Bisayans, the word is the equivalent of Tagalog anito.”
* ↑ Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012) Historical Dictionary of the Philippines‎, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, page 140: “In ancient Filipino culture, the diwata or anito was the dominant concept in the religion. The anito concept was pervasive in Luzon, while the diwata prevailed in the Visayas and Mindanao.”

## Cebuano
### Alternative forms

* divata, diuata — obsolete

### Etymology

From Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “god, deity”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: di‧wa‧ta

### Noun

diwata
* (mythology, folklore) a diwata

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:diwata.

#### Descendants

* → English: diwata
* → Tagalog: diwata

### References

* ↑ Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 125
* ↑ Jose G. Kuizon (1964) The Sanskrit Loan-Words in the Cebuano-Bisayan Language‎, Cebu City: University of San Carlos, page 137

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

From Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता (devatā, “god, deity”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: di‧wa‧ta

### Noun

diwata
* (mythology, folklore) a diwata

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* diuata, divata — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Cebuano diwata, from Proto-Visayan *diwata, from Malay dewata, from Sanskrit देवता (devátā, “god, deity”). Compare Kapampangan diuata.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /diˈwataʔ/ [d̪ɪˈwaː.t̪ɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -ataʔ
* Syllabification: di‧wa‧ta

#### Noun

diwatà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏᜆ)
* beautiful, lovely maiden
* muse
    Synonyms: musa, paraluman, lakambini
* (mythology, folklore) fairy
    Synonym: ada
* (mythology, folklore) nymph
    Synonym: nimpa
* (mythology, folklore) goddess
    Synonyms: diyosa, bathaluman
* (mythology, folklore, obsolete) universal supreme being

##### See also

* anito
* engkanto
* lakambini
* malina

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /diˈwata/ [d̪ɪˈwaː.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ata
* Syllabification: di‧wa‧ta

#### Noun

diwata (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏᜆ) (botany)
* Chisocheton cumingianus
    Synonyms: balukanag, diwalat, kalimutahin, salakin

### Etymology 3

Possibly from di + *wata, or directly from Sanskrit देवता (devátā).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /diˈwata/ [d̪ɪˈwaː.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ata
* Syllabification: di‧wa‧ta

#### Adjective

diwata (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏᜆ) (obsolete)
* very distant

#### Noun

diwata (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏᜆ) (obsolete)
* act of distancing oneself

#### Derived terms

* magpasadiwata
* sadiwata

#### See also

* watak

### References

* ↑ Kroeber, A.L. (1918) “The History of Philippine Civilization as Reflected in Religious Nomenclature”, in Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, volume XIX, number II, American Museum of Natural History: “Diwata, devata, dewatu, dewa, etc., gods or spirits generically. Bisaya, Subanun, Mandaya, Bagobo, Tirurai, Magindanao, Manobo, Tagbanua, Batak.”
* ↑ Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 125
* ↑ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 268
* 1 2 Hislop, Stephen K. (1971) “Anitism: A Survey of Religious Beliefs Native to the Philippines”, in Asian Studies‎, volume 9, number 2, archived from the original on 7 July 2018, page 146: “With the Bisayans, the word is the equivalent of Tagalog anito.”
* ↑ Guillermo, Artemio R. (2012) Historical Dictionary of the Philippines, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, page 140: “In ancient Filipino culture, the diwata or anito was the dominant concept in the religion. The anito concept was pervasive in Luzon, while the diwata prevailed in the Visayas and Mindanao.”
* ↑ “diwata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* ↑ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
* ↑ Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎ (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, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 44: “Alejarſe) Divata [(pp)] aparte remote”