tanikala

• talicala – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
• talikala

From earlier variant talikala, possibly a blend of Sanskrit तनिका (tanikā, “cord”) +‎ Sanskrit शृङ्खल (śṛṅkhala, “chain”) or Sanskrit खर (khara, “hard”). Compare Ilocano talikala, Bikol Central talikala, Cebuano talikala, Waray-Waray talikara, Maranao sarikala. See also Negeri Sembilan Malay tali kala (“rope-support for a woman in labour”).

• Hyphenation: ta‧ni‧ka‧la
• IPA^(key): /tanikaˈlaʔ/, [tɐ.nɪ.xɐˈlaʔ]

tanikalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜒᜃᜎ)

1. (metal) chain

   Synonyms: kadena, kadenita, kadenilya

2. enchainment; act of fastening with chains (a person or animal)

   Synonym: pagtatanikala

3. (in general) bonds; shackles

   Synonyms: kadena, posas, gapos

• “tanikala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 299
• Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 131: “Cadena ) Talicala (pc) de oro como la de caſtilla de bueltas, v de hierro ꝑa preſos o perros, v de hojas de palma ꝑa fieſtas”
  • page 274: “Encadenar) Talicala (pc) a alguno”