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diwata

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

Noun

diwata (plural diwatas)

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

Forms of diwata

pluraldiwatas
alternative formdivata

Origin of diwata

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

Questions about diwata

What does diwata mean?
Diwata means in Filipino folklore, a fairy, spirit, usually a lesser god or goddess, believed to guard natural features such as forests.
What part of speech is diwata?
Diwata is a noun.
What is the plural of diwata?
The plural of diwata is diwatas.

Words near diwata in the dictionary

  1. diwanis
  2. diwaniya
  3. diwaniyas
  4. Diwanji
  5. diwans
  6. diwata
  7. diwatas
  8. DiWHY
  9. DIWK
  10. DIWKs
  11. diworsification

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