kalasag

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kasag

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/ [kaˈl̪aː.s̪aɡ]
• (Metro Cebu, Northern Cebu, Bohol) IPA^(key): /ˈkasaɡ/ [ˈkaː.s̪aɡ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧sag

Noun

kalasag (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜐᜄ᜔)

1. shield

   Synonym: taming

2. (obsolete) carapace

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/ [kaˈl̪a.saɡ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧sag

Noun

kalásag (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎᜐᜄ᜔)

1. shield

   Synonym: panagang

Derived terms

• kalasagan
• kalasagon
• magkalasag

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag.

Noun

kalasag

1. shield

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calasag — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalasag. Compare Malay kelasak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈlasaɡ/ [k̠ɐˈlaː.sɐɡ̠̚], /kalaˈsaɡ/ [k̠ɐ.lɐˈsaɡ̠̚]
• Rhymes: -asaɡ, -aɡ
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧sag

Noun

kalasag or kalaság (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜐᜄ᜔)

1. shield (armor)

   Synonyms: panangga, pananggol

2. emblem

   Synonyms: sagisag, simbolo

3. coat of arms

   Synonyms: eskudo de armas, kutamaya

Derived terms

• kalasag ng bansa
• kalasagan
• kalasagin
• kalasagin ang hiya

See also

• adarga
• baluti
• eskudilyo
• eskudo
• lungki
• palisay

Further reading

• “kalasag”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “kalasag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 431
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 23: “Adarga) Calaſag (pp) deſtos naturales, es larga y angoſta”
  • page 23: “Adargarſe) Calaſag (pp) con rodela dela tierra”
  • page 77: “Arrodelarſe) Calaſag (pp) con rodela”
  • page 534: “Rodela) Calaſag (pp) larga y angosta deſtos”
• Zorc, David Paul (1981), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 68
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kalasag”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI