sanggawali

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sangauali, singauali — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• singgawali

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Kapampangan sanggauali (“fake stones for finger-rings”). See also Malay sangga (“support”) and Malay wali (“guardian”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saŋɡawaˈliʔ/ [sɐŋ.ɡɐ.wɐˈliʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: sang‧ga‧wa‧li

Noun

sanggawalî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜅ᜔ᜄᜏᜎᜒ)

1. fancy or imitation jewelry
2. (obsolete) colored gemstone said to be of little value which is put in rings or some things made out of gold [16th–19th c.]

See also

• alahas
• astakona
• mutya
• sula

 

Further reading

• “sanggawali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “sangawali”, 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., page 883
• 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
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 482: “Piedra) Sangavali (pc) colorada y de poco balor que ponen [en anillos y en] algunas coſas de oro”