yawa
noun
LanguageCebuano (Philippines)
Meaning- The Devil; Satan.
- malevolence; wickedness
- A pre-colonial deity or powerful spirit (diwata) associated with the underworld and the spiritual "negotiation" between the living and the dead.
Part of speechnoun
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