saikawalo
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- saicaualo, saicolo, saycaualo, saicualo, saycolo, seycaualo, sicaualo, sicolo — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- saikolo, saykawalo, saikwalo, sikawalo — obsolete
- sikolo, sikulo — obsolete
Etymology
From sa- + ika- + walo (“eight”). The name of the coin comes from the fact that the coin is worth one-eighth of a tostón.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saʔikawaˈlo/ [sɐ.ʔɪ.xɐ.wɐˈlo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: sa‧i‧ka‧wa‧lo
Noun
saikawaló (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜁᜃᜏᜎᜓ)
- eighth (one of eight equal parts of a whole)
- Synonyms: kawalo, sangkawalo
- (historical) a coin worth a half of a Spanish real or around 7.5 cents
Derived terms
- mamanaikawalo
- manaikawalo
- pagmanaikawaluhin
- sasai-saikawalo
- sasaikawaluhin