bandahali

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• banrahali — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bandaˈhaliʔ/ [bɐn.dɐˈhaː.lɪʔ], /bandaˈhali/ [bɐn.dɐˈhaː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -aliʔ, -ali
• Syllabification: ban‧da‧ha‧li

Noun

bandahalì or bandahali (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜎᜒ)

1. majordomo; chief steward; butler

   Synonyms: mayordomo, punong-katiwala

2. housekeeper

   Synonym: maybahay

3. manager; person-in-charge

   Synonyms: tagapamahala, tagapangasiwa, engkargado

Derived terms

• bandahaliin
• binandahali
• magbandahali
• pagbandahali
• pagbandahalian

 

References

• “bandahali”, 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.
• 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 409: “Mayordomo ) [Banrahali] (pp) de ſeñor o de caſa, es vocablo Burney pero todos le entienden.”