espiritu

See also: Espiritu and espíritu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espíritu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

espiritu anim

1. spirit

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• espirito

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espíritu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔesˈpiɾitu/ [ʔesˈpi.ɾi.tu]
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritu (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜍᜒᜆᜓ)

1. spirit, ghost

   Synonym: kalag

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• espirito

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espíritu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ri‧tu
• IPA^(key): /ʔesˈpiɾitu/ [ʔes̪ˈpi.ɾ̪ɪ.t̪ʊ]

Noun

espiritu

1. a spirit
   1. the collective souls of man or another entity
   2. a supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel
2. a proof; a measure of the alcohol content of liquor

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espíritu.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ri‧tu
• IPA^(key): /ʔesˈpiɾitu/ [ʔesˈpi.ɾi.tu]

Noun

espíritu

1. spirit, soul, ghost

   Synonym: kalag

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• espirito
• ispiritu, ispirito

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espíritu, from Latin spiritus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈpiɾitu/ [ʔɛsˌpiː.ɾɪˈt̪u]
• Rhymes: -iɾitu
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ri‧tu

Noun

espíritú (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

1. spirit; soul

   Synonym: kaluluwa

2. ghost

   Synonym: multo

3. state of mind

   Synonyms: diwa, damdamin

4. strong liquor; spirit

   Synonym: likor

5. efficacy (of wine)

   Synonym: bisa

Derived terms

• Banal na Espiritu
• pagkaespiritu

 

Related terms

• espiritismo
• espiritista
• Espiritu
• Espiritu Santo
• espiritwal
• espiritwalidad
• espiritwalisasyon
• espiritwalismo
• espiritwalista

 

Further reading

• “espiritu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018