kilala

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilala, from Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize, be acquainted with”).

• IPA^(key): /kiˈlala/, [kiˈla.la]
• (Bongawan) IPA^(key): [kiˈla.lə]

kilala (Jawi spelling کيلالا)

1. to know, to recognize

• “kilala” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• Hyphenation: ki‧la‧la

kilala

1. the good luck plant or ti (Cordyline fruticosa)

• lalaki

From Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize, be acquainted with”).

kilala

1. to know (someone)

From Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize, be acquainted with”).

kilala

1. to recognize

• qilala, quilala — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

From Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize, be acquainted with”). Compare Tausug kilā and Fijian kila (“to know, understand; to feel, perceive”).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kiˈlala/ [kɪˈlaː.lɐ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ala
  • IPA^(key): /kiˈlala/ [kɪˈlaː.lɐ], (nonstandard) /kilaˈla/ [kɪ.lɐˈla] (“known; familiar”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ala, (nonstandard) -a
  • IPA^(key): /kilaˈla/ [kɪ.lɐˈla] (“famous; popular; known”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ki‧la‧la

kilala (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜎ)

1. act of knowing or recognizing someone or something

   Synonym: pagkilala

2. person with whom one is acquainted; acquaintance

   Synonym: kakilala

3. recognition; acknowledgement (of another's right)

   Synonym: pagpapahalaga

4. acquaintance between people

   Synonym: pagkikilala

5. personal knowledge (about someone)

   Synonym: pagkakilala

kilala or kilalá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜎ)

1. known; familiar (personally by someone)

   Synonym: nakikilala

kilalá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜎ)

1. famous; popular; known

   Synonyms: tanyag, bantog, sikat, popular, litaw, akreditado

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kilala”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• lalaki