gusali

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Old Javanese gusali (“blacksmith”). Possibly related to Sanskrit कौशल्य (kauśalya, “a kind of pavilion; prosperity; skill; wellness”), and Pali kosalla (“wellness”). See also Sanskrit गोशाला (gośālā, “cow-stall”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuˈsaliʔ/, [ɡʊˈsa.lɪʔ]
  • Hyphenation: gu‧sa‧li

Noun

gusalì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜐᜎᜒ)

  1. building; edifice
    Synonyms: edipisyo, bilding
  2. (obsolete) large house

Derived terms
  • gusaling bayan

Further reading
  • “gusali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Hoogervorst, Tom G. (2016) “Lexical Influence from North India to Maritime Southeast Asia: Some New Directions”, in Man in India‎, pages 293-334
  • H. Kern (1874) “Oudjavaansche Eedformulieren Op Bali Gebruikelijk”, in Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië‎, volume 20, number 3/4, →ISSN, page 217
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