sakla
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- sacla — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “circle; wheel”). Compare Malay cakra. Doublet of siklo.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sakˈlaʔ/ [sɐkˈlaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: sak‧la
Noun
saklâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜎ)
- flat metal ring on the handle (of a knife, bolo, etc.)
- astride position (in riding a horse, other animals, or any similar sitting position)
- Synonym: saklang
- (gambling) a game similar to a raffle where a player would bet on a pair of cards from a deck placed on the table, and after reshuffling the deck, the player would win if both cards reappear
- Synonym: ripa
- (mechanical engineering, neologism) bushing
Derived terms
- magsakla
- saklaan
- saklain
See also
References
- “sakla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL