pilya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pilla.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpilja/ [ˈpil.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: pil‧ya

Adjective

pilya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. feminine of pilyo

Further reading

  • pilya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • pilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 2098
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 807