kila
English
Noun
kila (plural kilas)
- Synonym of phurba (“Tibetan dagger”).
Anagrams
Amal
Numeral
kila
References
- transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66
Cornish
Etymology 1
Verb
kila
- to recede
Etymology 2
From Middle Cornish gyle, from Proto-Brythonic *kilɨð, from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos. Compare Breton kile, Welsh cilydd.
Noun
kila m
Usage notes
- Only found in the expression y gila and its derivatives.
Derived terms
- y gila (“the other, another”)
- an eyl y gila (“one another, mutual”)
See also
- ben (feminine equivalent)
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kila | gila | hila | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɪla]
Noun
kila
- inflection of kilo:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Fijian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Oceanic *kila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (“wild, insane”).
Adjective
kila
- wild animal
Etymology 2
From Proto-Oceanic *kilala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilala, from Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize”). Cognate with Tagalog kilala (“known; recognition”).
Verb
kila
- to know
Derived terms
- kilakila
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese aquele + Portuguese la. Cognate with Kabuverdianu ke-la.
Pronoun
kila
Lindu
Noun
kila
Lingala
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *gìd.
Verb
-kila (infinitive kokila)
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- (Masovia):
- (Near Masovian) IPA(key): /ˈki.la/
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Western Lublin) IPA(key): [ˈki.lʲa]
- (Eastern Lublin) IPA(key): [ˈki.lʲa]
- (Przemyśl) IPA(key): [ˈki.lʲa]
Determiner
kila
- (Near Masovian, Przemyśl, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship) alternative form of kilka
Further reading
- Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “kila”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 242
- Aleksander Saloni (1899) “kila”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 239
- Aleksander Saloni (1908) “kila”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 335
- Hieronim Łopaciński (1892) “kila”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 205
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyla.
Noun
kȉla f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏ла)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kila | kile |
| genitive | kile | kila |
| dative | kili | kilama |
| accusative | kilu | kile |
| vocative | kilo | kile |
| locative | kili | kilama |
| instrumental | kilom | kilama |
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiɫa/
Noun
kila
- genitive singular of kilo
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kyla.
Noun
kíla f
Related terms
Further reading
- “kila”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Omani Arabic كل (kill), from Arabic كُلّ (kull).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Determiner
kila
Usage notes
Unlike an adjective, this word is placed before the noun and never inflected.
This word can take the singular Ma-class concords, as in kila la kheri.
See also
Swedish
Verb
kila (present kilar, preterite kilade, supine kilat, imperative kila)
- to leave, especially in a hurry
- Jag måste kila! ― I have to run!
- to move (hurriedly) (to somewhere)
- Jag måste kila till affären! ― I gotta run to the store!
- to scurry
- Jag såg en mus kila över golvet. ― I saw a mouse scurry across the floor.
- (reflexive, often with fast) to wedge
- Den hade kilat sig fast
- It had wedged itself in (and gotten stuck)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kila | kilas | ||
| supine | kilat | kilats | ||
| imperative | kila | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kilen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kilar | kilade | kilas | kilades |
| ind. plural1 | kila | kilade | kilas | kilades |
| subjunctive2 | kile | kilade | kiles | kilades |
| present participle | kilande | |||
| past participle | kilad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
See also
- kil (“wedge”)
References
- kila in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kila in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kila in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kiˈla/ [kɪˈla]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ki‧la
Preposition
kilá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎ)
- alternative form of kina