"Lila" meaning in Tagalog

See Lila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈlila/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈliː.lɐ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜎᜒᜎ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ila Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl) Classical Persian نِیل (nīl) Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /⁠-ak⁠/) Classical Persian ـَک (-ak) Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor. Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor. French lilacbor. Spanish lilader. Cebuano lila Cebuano Lilabor. Tagalog Lila Borrowed from Cebuano Lila, from lila, from Spanish lila, borrowed from French lilac, borrowed from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), borrowed from Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak), from نِیل (nīl) + ـَک (-ak). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|ceb:Lila|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neyH-der.? Sanskrit नील॑ (nī́la)der. Middle Persian 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl) Classical Persian نِیل (nīl) Middle Persian 𐭪 (k /⁠-ak⁠/) Classical Persian ـَک (-ak) Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak)bor. Arabic لِيلَك (līlak)bor. French lilacbor. Spanish lilader. Cebuano lila Cebuano Lilabor. Tagalog Lila [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "indigo", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "transliteration" : "nīl", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "shine", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*neyH-", "gloss" : "to be excited, shine", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Sanskrit", "term" : "नील॑", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sa" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle Persian", "term" : "𐭭𐭩𐭫", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "pal" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Classical Persian", "term" : "نِیل", "lang" : "fa-cls" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "transcription" : "-ak", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle Persian", "term" : "𐭪", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pal" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Classical Persian", "term" : "ـَک", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fa-cls" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Classical Persian", "term" : "لِیلَک", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fa-cls" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Arabic", "term" : "لِيلَك", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ar" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "lilac", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "lila", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Cebuano", "term" : "lila", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ceb" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Cebuano", "term" : "Lila", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ceb" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "Lila", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="Lila"> Borrowed from Cebuano Lila, from lila, from Spanish lila, borrowed from French lilac, borrowed from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), borrowed from Classical Persian لِیلَک (līlak), from نِیل (nīl) + ـَک (-ak). Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Lila (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎ)
  1. a municipality of Bohol, Philippines Categories (place): Municipalities of Bohol, Philippines, Places in Bohol, Philippines, Places in the Philippines
    Sense id: en-Lila-tl-name-EbLEO3uC Categories (other): Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation

Alternative forms

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