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Tagalog
Etymology
From earlier variant talikala, possibly a blend of Sanskrit तनिका (tanikā, “cord”) + Sanskrit शृङ्खल (śṛṅkhala, “chain”) or Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard”). Compare Ilocano talikala, Bikol Central talikala, Cebuano talikala, Waray-Waray talikara, Maranao sarikala. See also Negeri Sembilan Malay tali kala (“rope-support for a woman in labour”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tanikalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜒᜃᜎ)
- (metal) chain
- Synonyms: kadena, kadenita, kadenilya
- enchainment; act of fastening with chains (a person or animal)
- Synonym: pagtatanikala
- (loosely) bonds; shackles
- Synonyms: kadena, posas, gapos
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Further reading
- “tanikala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 299
- 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 131: “Cadena ) Talicala (pc) de oro como la de caſtilla de bueltas, v de hierro ꝑa preſos o perros, v de hojas de palma ꝑa fieſtas”
- page 274: “Encadenar) Talicala (pc) a alguno”