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Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly from Malay sengsara (“hardship”), from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra, “course”). Compare Tausug sangsa'.
Pronunciation
Noun
sansalà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ)
- prohibition; interdiction; injunction; forbiddance
- Synonyms: pagsansala, saway, pigil, pagbawal, sahat, upiksa, salagsay
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sansala” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “sansala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier