arsilya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arcilla, from Latin argilla, from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “white clay, potter's earth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɾˈsilja/ [ʔɐɾˈsil.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: ar‧sil‧ya
  • Homophone: Arcilla

Noun

arsilya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. clay
    Synonym: luwad

References

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