kalasag

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧la‧sag
  • IPA(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/

Noun

kalásag

  1. shield
    Synonym: panagang

Derived terms

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalasag

  1. shield
  2. (obsolete) carapace

Quotations

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag.

Noun

kalasag

  1. shield

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag. Compare Malay kelasak.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalasag or kalaság (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜐᜄ᜔)

  1. shield (armor)
    Synonyms: panangga, pananggol
  2. emblem
    Synonyms: sagisag, simbolo
  3. coat of arms
    Synonyms: eskudo de armas, kutamaya

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “kalasag”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “kalasag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 431.
  • 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 23: “Adarga) Calaſag (pp) deſtos naturales, es larga y angoſta”
    • page 23: “Adargarſe) Calaſag (pp) con rodela dela tierra”
    • page 77: “Arrodelarſe) Calaſag (pp) con rodela”
    • page 534: “Rodela) Calaſag (pp) larga y angosta deſtos”
  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 68
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kalasag”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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