alpil
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), from Middle Persian pyl (/pīl/), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (/pīru/), orthographic borrowing of Sumerian 𒄠𒋛 (am-si /amsi/).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈpil/ [ʔɐlˈpil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: al‧pil
Noun
[edit]alpíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜎ᜔) (chess)
Coordinate terms
[edit]| Chess pieces in Tagalog · mga piyesa sa ahedres (layout · text) | |||||
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| hari | reyna | tore | obispo/alpil | kabayo | peon |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “alpil”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “alpil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24
Categories:
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Arabic
- Tagalog terms derived from Middle Persian
- Tagalog terms derived from Akkadian
- Tagalog terms derived from Sumerian
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/il
- Rhymes:Tagalog/il/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Chess