salaghati

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• salachati — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• salakhati

Etymology

Possibly from either:

• Borrowed from a compound of salag (“full and leveled”) +‎ Malay hati (“emotions”, literally “liver”), according to Potet (2016). Compare dalamhati, luwalhati, pighati, ulohati, and lunggati. Possibly also from Malay sedak (“suffocate; choke”).
• Borrowed from Spanish zaragata (“turmoil; scuffle; quarrel”), according to Lopez (1965). Compare possible doublet saragate.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /salaɡˈhatiʔ/ [sɐ.lɐɡˈhaː.tɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -atiʔ
• Syllabification: sa‧lag‧ha‧ti

Noun

salaghatì (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜄ᜔ᜑᜆᜒ)

1. resentment; displeasure; indignation

   Synonyms: hinanakit, sama ng loob, (obsolete) sakahati

2. affliction; suffering; melancholy

   Synonyms: dalamhati, pighati, dusa, (obsolete) sakahati

See also

• galit
• yamot

Further reading

• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 88
• Lopez, Cecilio (1965) “The Spanish overlay in Tagalog”, in Lingua‎^[1], volume 14, →DOI, →ISSN, page 480