riles
English
Verb
riles
- third-person singular simple present indicative of rile
Anagrams
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish clipping of carriles, plural of carril (“tracks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriles/, [ˈri.les]
- Hyphenation: ri‧les
Noun
riles
- rails (of a railroad)
Spanish
Verb
riles
Tagalog
Etymology
Clipping from Spanish carriles, plural of carril. Doublet of karil.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɾiles/ [ˈɾiː.lɛs]
- Rhymes: -iles
- Syllabification: ri‧les
Noun
riles (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔) (rail transport)
- rail (metal bar that makes the track of a railroad)
- Synonym: daang-bakal
- railway; railroad
- Synonym: daang-bakal
Derived terms
- rilesan
Related terms
Further reading
- “riles”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018