sukli

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sukˈliʔ/
  • Hyphenation: suk‧li

Noun

suklî (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. (Naga) change; money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item
    Synonym: uli

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: suk‧li
  • IPA(key): /sukˈliʔ/

Noun

suklî (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. change (balance returned after a purchase)

Verb

suklî (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. to return change

Derived terms

Tagalog

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Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Chinese according to Panganiban (1973), such as Hokkien per Manuel (1948) & Potet (2016). According to Manuel (1948), perhaps Hokkien 找錢／找钱 (chǎu-chîⁿ, “to give change”). Compare Ibatan sopli, Ilocano supli, Bikol Central sukli, Cebuano sukli, Hiligaynon sukli, and Maranao sokli.

Pronunciation

Noun

suklî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. change (balance of money returned after a purchase)
    Synonyms: kambiyo, panukli
  2. giving of change (after a purchase)
    Synonym: pagsusukli
  3. change (small denominations given in exchange for a larger denomination)
    Synonym: palit
  4. (by extension) anything given in return

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References

  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 294
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “change (small money)”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 916
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 57

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