alpiler

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfiler, from older alfilel, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال (al-ḵilál), from Classical Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”). Doublet of aspile.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalpiˈleɾ/ [ʔɐl.pɪˈlɛɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧pi‧ler

Noun

alpilér (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. pin
    Synonym: aspile
  2. brooch; decorative pin; breastpin
    Synonym: brotse

Derived terms

  • alpileran

See also

Further reading

  • “alpiler”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “alpiler”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24
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