Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diwata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: di-wa-ta
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Filipino folklore, a fairy, spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, believed to guard natural features such as forests.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: *dyew-, dewata, देवता

Inflected Forms

diwatas (plural) divata (alternative)

Questions

What does diwata mean?: In Filipino folklore, a fairy, spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, believed to guard natural features such as forests.
Where does diwata come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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