Mesiyas

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • Mesyas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mesías (“Messiah”), from Late Latin Messīās, from Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ‎ (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ‎ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”). See also Kristo.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Me‧si‧yas
  • IPA(key): /meˈsias/, [mɛˈsi.ɐs]
  • IPA(key): /ˈmesias/, [ˈmɛ.ʃɐs]

Proper noun

Mesiyas or Mésiyás (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜒᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. (Christianity) Messiah

Further reading
  • “Mesiyas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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