dalubhasa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dalabasa, dalibasa, dalubasa, dulubasa — obsolete
• dalobasa, dolobasa, dulobasa — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jurubahasa (“interpreter”), from juru- (“expert”) +‎ bahasa (“language”). The first element was derived from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru, “expert”), from Old Javanese juru (“head, leader, chief; tradesman”), while the second element was derived from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Maranao diyarobasa and Tausug julbahasa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dalubˈhasaʔ/ [d̪ɐ.lʊbˈhaː.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -asaʔ
• Syllabification: da‧lub‧ha‧sa

Noun

dalubhasà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜑᜐ)

1. expert; specialist

   Synonyms: eksperto, pantas, perito, bihasa, adepto

2. (obsolete) interpreter

   Synonyms: tagasalin, tagapagsalin, interprete, traduktor

3. (obsolete) act of interpretation

   Synonyms: saysay, interpretasyon

Derived terms

• dalub-
• dalubhasaan
• dalubseguro
• dalubsining
• ipagdulubhasa
• kadalubhasaan
• magdalubhasa

Related terms

• palibhasa

Adjective

dalubhasà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜑᜐ)

1. expert in; well-trained; proficient in

References

• “dalubhasa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 370: “Interprete ) Dolobaſa (pp) o terçera perſona por doſe hablandos q̃ noſe entienden”