bandahali

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Brunei Malay bendahari (treasurer), from Sanskrit भाण्डागारिक (bhāṇḍāgārika, treasurer). Compare Hindi भंडार (bhaṇḍār) and Javanese ꦧꦼꦤ꧀ꦢꦫ (bendara).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bandaˈhaliʔ/ [bɐn̪.d̪ɐˈhaː.lɪʔ], /bandaˈhali/ [bɐn̪.d̪ɐˈhaː.lɪ]
  • Rhymes: -aliʔ, -ali
  • Syllabification: ban‧da‧ha‧li

Noun

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bandahalì or bandahali (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜎᜒ)

  1. majordomo; chief steward; butler
    Synonyms: mayordomo, punong-katiwala
  2. housekeeper
    Synonym: maybahay
  3. manager; person-in-charge
    Synonyms: tagapamahala, tagapangasiwa, engkargado

Derived terms

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References

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  • bandahali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co.
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 409:Mayordomo ) [Banrahali] (pp) de ſeñor o de caſa, es vocablo Burney pero todos le entienden.