hilatsa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hilacha.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hilaˈt͡ʃa/ [hɪ.lɐˈt͡ʃa], /hiˈlat͡ʃa/ [hɪˈlaː.t͡ʃɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /hilatˈsa/ [hɪ.lɐt̪ˈsa], (no yod coalescence) /hiˈlatsa/ [hɪˈlat̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -a, -at͡ʃa, (no yod coalescence) -atsa
• Syllabification: hi‧lat‧sa

Noun

hilatsá or hilatsa (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. fiber (in general)

   Synonyms: himaymay, hibla

2. thread ravelled from cloth

   Synonyms: nisnis, mulmol, himulmol, lamuymoy

3. grain in wood

   Synonym: gisok

4. texture in cloth; arrangemen of thread woven together

   Synonyms: habi, pagkakahabi

Derived terms

• hilatsahin
• kahilatsa
• mahilatsa

 

Further reading

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