These Tagalog words are similar to ones in the Hindi language and may have the same Sanskrit origin. A few of the meanings differ slightly.
| dukha poor (sorrow in Hindi) sampalataya mukha laho maharlika sutla kapas putong wika | naga dragon katha lakambini sarong asawa diwa puri guro budhi |
Bathala is reportedly from Bhattara Guru.
From Sanskrit: budhi, dukha, dalita, diwata, katha, likha, mukha, masaya, saksi, sampalataya, sabon
Note: Unrelated from the above, the Tagalog word hindi means “no.”
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