sanggawali

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Kapampangan sanggauali (“fake stones for finger-rings”). See also Malay sangga (“support”) and Malay wali (“guardian”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saŋɡawaˈliʔ/ [sɐŋ.ɡɐ.wɐˈlɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: sang‧ga‧wa‧li

Noun

sanggawalî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄᜏᜎᜒ)

  1. fancy or imitation jewelry
  2. (obsolete) colored gemstone said to be of little value which is put in rings or some things made out of gold [16th–19th c.]

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