salsal

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalsal/ [ˈsal̪.sal̪]

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• Hyphenation: sal‧sal

Verb

sálsál (plural saralsal, Basahan spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜐᜎ᜔)

1. (vulgar) to masturbate

   Synonym: jakol

Derived terms

• magsalsal
• pagsalsal
• parasalsal
• salsalan

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *salsal (“masturbate”), possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salsal (“blacksmithing”). Compare Cebuano salsal (“forge”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /salˈsal/ [sɐlˈsal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: sal‧sal

Noun

salsál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜐᜎ᜔)

1. masturbation

   Synonyms: pagsasalsal, bati, (slang, vulgar) jakol, (slang) tikol, (slang) buslog, (Marinduque) la-la, (slang, euphemistic) Mariang Palad, busisi, dikdik-bawang, masturbasyon

2. beating of a point to make it dull or blunt
3. bluntness or dullness of a point

Derived terms

• magsalsal
• pagsasalsal
• salsalin

See also

• dukit

Adjective

salsál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ᜔ᜐᜎ᜔)

1. dull or blunted at the end

   Synonym: pulpol

2. clinched by beating in flat

Further reading

• “salsal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• laslas