Pila

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pila"

English

Proper noun

Pila

1. A municipality of Laguna, Philippines.

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpi.lə]

Proper noun

Pila

1. a male given name from English
2. a diminutive of the male given name William, from English

Related terms

• Uilama
• Wilama
• Wiliama

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pila occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 19 men.

Tagalog

Etymology

From pila (“clay”), from the soil abundant in the area.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: Pi‧la

Proper noun

Pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)

1. Pila (a municipality of Laguna, Philippines)

Further reading

• Pila, Laguna on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl