DIWATA
DIWATA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
diwáta n {1} k.
o.
supernatural beings that are associated with certain places, esp.
trees.
{2} ceremony of o?
ering food cooked with no salt to spirits to insure harvest, give thanks, diagnose an illness.
v [A; b(1)] perform a diwáta ceremony.
Diwatáhi ang lugar únà tarúkig balay, Make an o?
ering before you construct the house.
Sakit nga gidiwatáhan, A sickness for which the diwáta ceremony was performed.
diwatahan n {1} medium who performs the diwáta ceremony.
{2} one who believes in diwáta and the diwáta ceremony.
diwatíru = diwatahan, 1.
o.
supernatural beings that are associated with certain places, esp.
trees.
{2} ceremony of o?
ering food cooked with no salt to spirits to insure harvest, give thanks, diagnose an illness.
v [A; b(1)] perform a diwáta ceremony.
Diwatáhi ang lugar únà tarúkig balay, Make an o?
ering before you construct the house.
Sakit nga gidiwatáhan, A sickness for which the diwáta ceremony was performed.
diwatahan n {1} medium who performs the diwáta ceremony.
{2} one who believes in diwáta and the diwáta ceremony.
diwatíru = diwatahan, 1.