bahaghari

See also: Bahaghari

Tagalog
isang bahaghari

Alternative forms
  • bahag-hari
  • balaghari — Eastern Marinduque

Etymology

From bahag (“loincloth”) +‎ hari (“king”). However, according to Wolff (1976), the latter component is from Malay hari (“day”),[1] whereas for Potet (2016), the latter comes from Sanskrit हरि (hari, “the sun”).[2] Compare Remontado Agta balaghadi and Kapampangan pinanari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bahaɡˈhaɾiʔ/, [bɐ.hɐɡˈha.ɾɪʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧hag‧ha‧ri

Noun

bahagharì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜑᜄ᜔ᜑᜇᜒ)

  1. rainbow
    Synonyms: balangaw, balantok, bahagsubay, arkuiris

References
  1. Wolff, John U. (1976) “Malay borrowings in Tagalog”, in C.D. Cowan & O.W. Wolters, editors, Southeast Asian History and Historiography: Essays Presented to D. G. E. Hall‎, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, page 356
  2. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 283
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