"salapi" meaning in Tagalog

See salapi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /salaˈpiʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [sɐ.lɐˈpɪʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: salapî [canonical], ᜐᜎᜉᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -iʔ Etymology: From salap (“judge's fees”) + -i, from Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf, “money exchange; change; money”) and possibly confused with Arabic أَشْرَفِيّ (ʔašrafiyy, “gold coin; ducat”), according to Potet (2013). Another etymology suggested is from Malay se- + Malay rupiah, according to Panganiban (1973). Etymology templates: {{der|tl|ar|صَرْف|t=money exchange; change; money}} Arabic صَرْف (ṣarf, “money exchange; change; money”), {{der|tl|ar|أَشْرَفِيّ|t=gold coin; ducat}} Arabic أَشْرَفِيّ (ʔašrafiyy, “gold coin; ducat”), {{der|tl|ms|se-}} Malay se-, {{der|tl|ms|rupiah}} Malay rupiah Head templates: {{tl-noun|salapî|b=+}} salapî (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜉᜒ)
  1. money Synonyms: pera, kuwarta
    Sense id: en-salapi-tl-noun-jSrItY6t Categories (other): Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Money Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 14 39 35 Disambiguation of Money: 65 13 16 6
  2. currency
    Sense id: en-salapi-tl-noun-Rm5bnNV~ Categories (other): Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Currency Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 14 39 35 Disambiguation of Currency: 9 72 13 6
  3. (historical) fifty-centavo coin Tags: historical Synonyms: batngin
    Sense id: en-salapi-tl-noun-Gg4E4yKN Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Coins Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 10 35 3 4 11 36 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 14 39 35 Disambiguation of Coins: 2 22 45 31
  4. (historical) tostón (coin worth four Spanish reales) Tags: historical Synonyms: batngin
    Sense id: en-salapi-tl-noun-I3mqyT06 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 10 35 3 4 11 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 46 2 2 6 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 3 4 31 62 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 5 6 18 71 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 12 14 39 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anda [slang], atik [slang], ating [slang], bala [slang], bred [slang], datung [slang], imoy [dialectal], kuwarta, pera Meronyms: barya, dolyar, pilak, piso, sentimo Related terms: aliw, barya, binting, kahati, kalatyo, kunding, piso, saikapat, saikawalo, tatlong bahagi
Derived forms: gantimpalang-salapi, mabigat ang salapi, magkasalapi, manalapi, masalapi, mukhang-salapi, pampananalapi, panalapian, Panalapiang Internasyonal, pananalapi, salapiin, salaping papel

Alternative forms

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