bandahali

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Brunei Malay bendahari (“treasurer”), from Sanskrit भाण्डागारिक (bhāṇḍāgārika, “treasurer”). Compare Hindi भंडार (bhaṇḍār) and Javanese ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara).

Pronunciation

Noun

bandahalì or bandahali (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜎᜒ)

  1. majordomo; chief steward; butler
    Synonyms: mayordomo, punong-katiwala
  2. housekeeper
    Synonym: maybahay
  3. manager; person-in-charge
    Synonyms: tagapamahala, tagapangasiwa, engkargado

Derived terms

References

  • “bandahali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 409: “Mayordomo ) [Banrahali] (pp) de ſeñor o de caſa, es vocablo Burney pero todos le entienden.”
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