gusali

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Old Javanese gusali (“blacksmith”). Possibly related to Sanskrit कौशल्य (kauśalya, “a kind of pavilion; prosperity; skill; wellness”), and Pali kosalla (“wellness”). See also Sanskrit गोशाला (gośālā, “cow-stall”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡuˈsaliʔ/ [ɡʊˈsaː.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aliʔ
• Syllabification: gu‧sa‧li

Noun

gusalì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜐᜎᜒ)

1. building; edifice

   Synonyms: edipisyo, bilding

2. (obsolete) large house

Derived terms

• gusaling bayan

Further reading

• “gusali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Hoogervorst, Tom G. (2016) “Lexical Influence from North India to Maritime Southeast Asia: Some New Directions”, in Man in India‎^[1], pages 293-334
• H. Kern (1874) “Oudjavaansche Eedformulieren Op Bali Gebruikelijk”, in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië‎^[2], volume 20, number 3/4, →ISSN, page 217

Anagrams

• agusil