dakila

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *dakəlaq (“big; great”). Compare Pangasinan dakila, Bikol Central dakula, Tagbanwa dakula', Mansaka dakora, Maranao dakola', Western Bukidnon Manobo dekela' and Tausug dakula'. According to Potet (2016), also possibly a metathesis of Old Malay *dalika, from Sanskrit माण्डलिक (māṇḍalika, “chieftain, governor”). See Malay mandalika.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈkilaʔ/ [d̪ɐˈxiː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ilaʔ
• Syllabification: da‧ki‧la

Adjective

dakilà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃᜒᜎ)

1. majestic; sublime; glorious

   Synonyms: marangal, bunyi, mahal

Derived terms

• dakilain
• dakilain
• darakila
• dumakila
• kadakilaan
• magpadakila
• padakilain

 

See also

• laki

 

Further reading

• “dakila”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “dakila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 108
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 70