sansala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sangsala — obsolete
• sangsaya — obsolete

Etymology

Possibly from Malay sengsara (“hardship”), from Sanskrit संसार (saṃsāra, “course”). Compare Tausug sangsa'.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sanˈsalaʔ/ [sɐn̪ˈsaː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -alaʔ
• Syllabification: san‧sa‧la

Noun

sansalà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜐᜎ)

1. prohibition; interdiction; injunction; forbiddance

   Synonyms: pagsansala, saway, pigil, pagbawal, sahat, upiksa, salagsay

Derived terms

• ipagsansala
• isansala
• kasansalaan
• magsansala
• pagsansala
• pagsansalain
• sansalain
• sumansala

 

Further reading

• “sansala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “sansala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier