tanikala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• talicala — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• talikala

Etymology

From earlier variant talikala, possibly a blend of Sanskrit तनिका (tanikā, “cord”) +‎ Sanskrit शृङ्खल (śṛṅkhala, “chain”) or Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard”). Compare Ilocano talikala, Bikol Central talikala, Cebuano talikala, Waray-Waray talikara, Maranao sarikala. See also Negeri Sembilan Malay tali kala (“rope-support for a woman in labour”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tanikaˈlaʔ/ [t̪ɐ.n̪ɪ.xɐˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧ni‧ka‧la

Noun

tanikalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜒᜃᜎ)

1. (metal) chain

   Synonyms: kadena, kadenita, kadenilya

2. enchainment; act of fastening with chains (a person or animal)

   Synonym: pagtatanikala

3. (loosely) bonds; shackles

   Synonyms: kadena, posas, gapos

Derived terms

• itanikala
• magtanikala
• pagtalikalaan
• pagtatanikala
• tanikalaan
• tanikalain

 

See also

• badbad
• gamay
• kalibid
• kamagi
• layon
• lukay-lukayan
• nugtungan
• pamigti
• tali

 

Further reading

• “tanikala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 299
• 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 131: “Cadena ) Talicala (pc) de oro como la de caſtilla de bueltas, v de hierro ꝑa preſos o perros, v de hojas de palma ꝑa fieſtas”
  • page 274: “Encadenar) Talicala (pc) a alguno”