kampanilya

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish campanilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kampaˈniʎa/ [kam.paˈn̪i.ʎa]
• Hyphenation: kam‧pa‧ni‧lya

Noun

kampanílya

1. small bell

   Synonym: tiling-tiling

Related terms

• kampana
• kampanariyo
• kampanero

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kam‧pa‧nil‧ya
• IPA^(key): /kampaˈnilja/ [kɐm.pɐˈn̪il̪.jɐ]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish campanilla, diminutive of campana. See kampana.

Noun

kampanilya

1. a bell

Etymology 2

Named after its shape.

Noun

kampanilya

1. yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia), a poisonous plant native throughout Mexico and in Central America, and cultivated widely as an ornamental
2. any bell-shaped ornament
3. any plant with bell-shaped flowers

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish campanilla (“little bell”). The plants were named after its bell-shaped flowers. Doublet of kampanela.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kampaˈnilja/ [kɐm.pɐˈn̪il.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ilja
• Syllabification: kam‧pa‧nil‧ya

Noun

kampanilya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. small bell

   Synonyms: kuliling, kampanita

2. golden trumpet (Allamanda cathartica)
3. yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia)

Related terms

• kampana
• kampanada
• kampanarya
• kampanilyaso
• kampanilyero
• kampanita
• kampanula

See also

• baimbi

Further reading

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