sablay

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sab(e)láy.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sab‧lay
• IPA^(key): /sabˈlaj/ [sabˈl̪aɪ̯]

Noun

sabláy

1. hanging of clothes

   Synonyms: halayhay, balaybay

Derived terms

• isablay
• magsablay
• manablay
• sablayan

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sab(e)láy.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sab‧lay
• IPA^(key): /ˈsablaj/ [ˈs̪ab.l̪ɐɪ̯]

Verb

sablay

1. to hang; to cause something to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger or the like

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *sab(e)láy.

Verb

sablay or sabláy

1. to hang clothing over a chair

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Philippine *sab(ə)láy (“to hang, drape over something”). Compare Ibatan sabhay, Batad Ifugao habluy, Tuwali Ifugao hable, Kapampangan sable, Bikol Central sablay, Aklanon sabeay, Cebuano sablay, Maranao sablay, and Tausug sablay.

The “sash” sense is from the sablay garment used by the University of the Philippines created by six professors from UP Diliman, as inspired by the malong of Muslim Mindanao, to be worn diagonally across the chest on formal occasions, perhaps named as such due to the sense of “to hang over” in other Philippine languages like Cebuano.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sabˈlaj/ [sɐbˈlaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: sab‧lay

Adjective

sabláy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔)

1. wide of the mark; not striking the target aimed at

   Synonyms: sala, lihis, nagmintis, mumintis

Derived terms

• isablay
• pagsablay
• sablayan
• sumablay

 

Noun

sabláy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔)

1. miss; failure (to hit, guess, answer, etc.)

   Synonyms: mintis, pagmintis, pagmimintis, sala, pagsala, lihis, paglihis

2. oblique or indirect hint; insinuation; innuendo
3. hard, quick but indirect blow with the fist
4. swiftness due to lightness (such as of a small boat)
5. academic regalia sash worn across the chest (especially used during graduations of the University of the Philippines)
6. (by extension) any garment hung over the shoulder for formal wear
7. (obsolete) hit to the side (with a fist or with a weapon)
8. (obsolete, by extension) act of affronting or insulting another with words as if one does not speak to the other
9. (obsolete, by extension) act of saying something to another so that the person who did something would understand it

Derived terms

• magsablay
• masablay
• pasablay
• pasablay
• pasablayin
• sablayan
• sumablay

 

See also

• alampay
• panuwelo
• sabit
• salampay

 

Further reading

• “sablay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• de la Cerna, Madrileña (2017 June 24) Sablay on UP’s shoulder‎^[1], Cebu Daily News
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (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^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 30: “Afrentar) Sablay [(pc)] de palabra a otro como que no habla con el”
  • page 218: “Deçir) Sablay (pc) a otro algo [ꝑa] q̃ lo entienda el q̃ lo hiço”
  • page 390: “Lijero) Sablay (pc) de como nauio”
  • page 560: “Soſlayo) Sablay (pc) de lança rejõ o otra coſa”