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Kapampangan
Etymology
From sa + dili (“alone, self”). Also possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Bikol Central sadiri, Malay diri/sendiri, and Tagalog sarili.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈɾili/,
- Hyphenation: sa‧ri‧li
Pronoun
saríli
- oneself; one's ownself
Derived terms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From sa- + dili, with the root from borrowed from Malay diri (“self; to establish”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi (“housepost”), from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi (“housepost”). Compare Bikol Central sadiri, Kapampangan sarili, Maranao siri, and Malay sendiri. Doublet of haligi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈɾili/,
- Hyphenation: sa‧ri‧li
Adjective
sarili (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜎᜒ)
- one's own; private
- for one's own
- Synonym: pansarili
Derived terms
Noun
sarili (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜎᜒ)
- self
Pronoun
sarili (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇᜒᜎᜒ)
- oneself; one's ownself
Further reading
- “sarili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018