bilad

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”).

Verb

bílad

1. (of a book) display, unfold, open

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈlad/ [bɪˈläd]
• Hyphenation: bi‧lad

Adjective

bilad

1. exposed to the air as to dry

Swedish

Participle

bilad

1. past participle of bila

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bilar — dialectal, Batangas, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”). Compare Cebuano bulad and Tausug buwad.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈlad/ [bɪˈlad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: bi‧lad

Adjective

bilád (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜇ᜔)

1. exposed under the sun (usually for drying)
2. (figurative) exposed for all to see; in the open

Derived terms

• bilaran
• binilad
• ibilad
• magbilad
• nakabilad
• pagbibilad
• pagkabilad

Noun

bilád (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜇ᜔)

1. act of exposing something under the sun

   Synonym: dangdang

See also

• ladlad
• lahad

Further reading

• “bilad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018