kalasag

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧sag
• IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/, [kaˈl̪a.saɡ]

Noun

kalásag

1. shield

   Synonym: panagang

Derived terms

• kalasagan
• kalasagon
• magkalasag

 

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kasag

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• (General Cebuano) IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/, [kɐˈl̪a.s̪ɐɡ]

• (Metro Cebu, northern Cebu, Bohol) IPA^(key): /ˈkasaɡ/, [ˈka.s̪ɐɡ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧sag

Noun

kalasag

1. shield
2. (obsolete) carapace

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:kalasag.

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag.

Noun

kalasag

1. shield

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calasag — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano kalasag, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag. Compare Malay kelasak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/ [kɐˈlaː.sɐɡ], /kalaˈsaɡ/ [kɐ.lɐˈsaɡ]
• Rhymes: -asaɡ, -aɡ
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧sag

Noun

kalasag or kalaság (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜐᜄ᜔)

1. shield (armor)

   Synonym: panangga