# diwa
## Cebuano
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: di‧wa
* IPA: /ˈdiwaʔ/ [ˈd̪i.wɐʔ]

### Noun

diwà
* spirit; essence
    Synonym: espiritu
* soul
    Synonym: kalag

#### Derived terms

* diwaanon
* diwanhon

### See also

* diwata

## Karao
### Noun

diwa
* (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: /ˈdi.va/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iva
* Syllabification: di‧wa

### Noun

diwa f
* diva (female celebrity)

#### Declension
### 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 spelling
* riwa — dialectal, Rizal, informal

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

diwà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜏ)
* consciousness
    Synonyms: malay-tao, ulirat
* sense; meaning
    Synonyms: kahulugan, sentido
* central point; core
    Synonym: ubod
* gist; main idea
    Synonyms: buod, kakanggata
* idea; message
    Synonyms: mensahe, layunin
* spirit; soul
    Synonyms: kaluluwa, espiritu
* (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)
* 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, 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 (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 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
* water

#### Synonyms

* di

### References

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