supla
See also: supła
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish soplar and Portuguese soprar and Kabuverdianu sopra.
Verb
supla
- to blow
Spanish
Verb
supla
- inflection of suplir:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suˈpla/ [sʊˈpla]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: su‧pla
Noun
suplá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜉ᜔ᜎ)
- act of puffing cigar smoke to the navel of a child (to relieve them of stomach gas)
- game where someone blows a playing piece, usually a cashew seed, to the it; also the act of blowing such piece in such game
- act of blowing on a blowgun
- (colloquial) act of directly countering something someone has said
Derived terms
- ipasupla
- manupla
- pagsupla
- suplahin
Further reading
- “supla”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024