bandahali

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ban‧da‧ha‧li

IPA^(key): /bandaˈhaliʔ/, [bɐn.dɐˈha.lɪʔ]

IPA^(key): /bandaˈhali/, [bɐn.dɐˈha.lɪ]

Noun

bandahalì or bandahali

(obsolete) majordomo; chief steward; butler
Synonyms: mayordomo, punong-katiwala
(obsolete) housekeeper
Synonym: maybahay
(obsolete) manager; person-in-charge
Synonyms: tagapamahala, tagapangasiwa, engkargado

Derived terms

bandahaliin
binandahali
magbandahali
pagbandahali
pagbandahalian

References

“bandahali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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