satol

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay catur (“chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, “a kind of chess”, literally “four-limbed (army)”). Compare Maguindanao satul, Maranao sator, and Tausug sattul. Doublet of ahedres.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /saˈtol/ [sɐˈt̪ol]
      • Rhymes: -ol
    • IPA(key): /ˈsatol/ [ˈsaː.t̪ol] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: sa‧tol

Noun

satól (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜆᜓᜎ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. chess; checkers

Derived terms

  • magsatol

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