pila

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

pila

plural of pilum

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila (plural pilae)

(art, archaeology) A mortar.

Anagrams

ALIP, Lipa, Pali, lipa, pail, pali, pali-, pial

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

how many

Basque

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

pilo (chiefly Biscayan)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Southern) /piʎa/, [pi.ʎa]
IPA^(key): (Northern) /pila/, [pi.la]

Noun

pila inan

bunch, lot
Synonym: mordo
heap, pile

Declension

Declension of pila (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	pila	pila	pilak
ergative	pilak	pilak	pilek
dative	pilari	pilari	pilei
genitive	pilaren	pilaren	pilen
comitative	pilarekin	pilarekin	pilekin
causative	pilarengatik	pilarengatik	pilengatik
benefactive	pilarentzat	pilarentzat	pilentzat
instrumental	pilaz	pilaz	pilez
inessive	pilatan	pilan	piletan
locative	pilatako	pilako	piletako
allative	pilatara	pilara	piletara
terminative	pilataraino	pilaraino	piletaraino
directive	pilatarantz	pilarantz	piletarantz
destinative	pilatarako	pilarako	piletarako
ablative	pilatatik	pilatik	piletatik
partitive	pilarik	—	—
prolative	pilatzat	—	—

Derived terms

pilaka (“in large quantities”)
pilaketa (“accumulation”)
pilatu (“to accumulate”)
pilatzaile (“accumulator”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pila.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pila/, [pi.la]

Noun

pila inan

battery

Declension

Declension of pila (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	pila	pila	pilak
ergative	pilak	pilak	pilek
dative	pilari	pilari	pilei
genitive	pilaren	pilaren	pilen
comitative	pilarekin	pilarekin	pilekin
causative	pilarengatik	pilarengatik	pilengatik
benefactive	pilarentzat	pilarentzat	pilentzat
instrumental	pilaz	pilaz	pilez
inessive	pilatan	pilan	piletan
locative	pilatako	pilako	piletako
allative	pilatara	pilara	piletara
terminative	pilataraino	pilaraino	piletaraino
directive	pilatarantz	pilarantz	piletarantz
destinative	pilatarako	pilarako	piletarako
ablative	pilatatik	pilatik	piletatik
partitive	pilarik	—	—
prolative	pilatzat	—	—

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilaq.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpilaʔ/ [ˈpi.l̪aʔ]
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

pilà (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)

scar
Synonym: piklat
scab
Synonym: kagan

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪a]
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

píla (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)

line; queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.
Synonym: linya

Derived terms

magpila

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪a]
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

píla (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)

(rare) battery (for flashlights)
Synonym: bateriya

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpi.lə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpi.la]
Audio: (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Noun

pila f (plural piles)

pile, stack, heap
- 2019, “Sento”, in Energia fosca, performed by El Petit de Cal Eril:
  On deu anar tota l'aigua del mar? / Piles d'objectes, tones de sal.
  Where should all the seawater go? / Heaps of objects, tonnes of salt.
bunch, load
battery
(heraldry) pile

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila f (plural piles)

a stone basin, especially a baptismal font
Synonym: pica

Derived terms

nom de pila

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la
IPA^(key): /piˈla/ [pɪˈl̪a]

Pronoun

pila

how many?

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pi‧la
IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪ɐ]

Noun

pila

queue

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

pila

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpɪla]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila.

Noun

pila f

saw

Declension

Declension of pila (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pily
genitive	pily	pil
dative	pile	pilám
accusative	pilu	pily
vocative	pilo	pily
locative	pile	pilách
instrumental	pilou	pilami

Related terms

piliny f pl

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

pila

inflection of pít:
1. feminine singular past active participle
2. neuter plural past active participle

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish spil, from Middle Low German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognates include Estonian pila, Karelian pila. Doublet of peli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpilɑ/, [ˈpilɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ilɑ
Hyphenation^(key): pi‧la

Noun

pila

practical joke, jest, prank
Synonym: kepponen
(dated) Synonym of vitsi (“joke, jest”).

Declension

Inflection of pila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pila	pilat
genitive		pilan	pilojen
partitive		pilaa	piloja
illative		pilaan	piloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pila	pilat
accusative	nom.	pila	pilat
accusative	gen.	pilan	pilat
genitive		pilan	pilojen pilain ^rare
partitive		pilaa	piloja
inessive		pilassa	piloissa
elative		pilasta	piloista
illative		pilaan	piloihin
adessive		pilalla	piloilla
ablative		pilalta	piloilta
allative		pilalle	piloille
essive		pilana	piloina
translative		pilaksi	piloiksi
abessive		pilatta	piloitta
instructive		—	piloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pilani	pilani
accusative	nom.	pilani	pilani
accusative	gen.	pilani	pilani
genitive		pilani	pilojeni pilaini ^rare
partitive		pilaani	pilojani
inessive		pilassani	piloissani
elative		pilastani	piloistani
illative		pilaani	piloihini
adessive		pilallani	piloillani
ablative		pilaltani	piloiltani
allative		pilalleni	piloilleni
essive		pilanani	piloinani
translative		pilakseni	piloikseni
abessive		pilattani	piloittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	piloineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pilasi	pilasi
accusative	nom.	pilasi	pilasi
accusative	gen.	pilasi	pilasi
genitive		pilasi	pilojesi pilaisi ^rare
partitive		pilaasi	pilojasi
inessive		pilassasi	piloissasi
elative		pilastasi	piloistasi
illative		pilaasi	piloihisi
adessive		pilallasi	piloillasi
ablative		pilaltasi	piloiltasi
allative		pilallesi	piloillesi
essive		pilanasi	piloinasi
translative		pilaksesi	piloiksesi
abessive		pilattasi	piloittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	piloinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pilamme	pilamme
accusative	nom.	pilamme	pilamme
accusative	gen.	pilamme	pilamme
genitive		pilamme	pilojemme pilaimme ^rare
partitive		pilaamme	pilojamme
inessive		pilassamme	piloissamme
elative		pilastamme	piloistamme
illative		pilaamme	piloihimme
adessive		pilallamme	piloillamme
ablative		pilaltamme	piloiltamme
allative		pilallemme	piloillemme
essive		pilanamme	piloinamme
translative		pilaksemme	piloiksemme
abessive		pilattamme	piloittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	piloinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pilanne	pilanne
accusative	nom.	pilanne	pilanne
accusative	gen.	pilanne	pilanne
genitive		pilanne	pilojenne pilainne ^rare
partitive		pilaanne	pilojanne
inessive		pilassanne	piloissanne
elative		pilastanne	piloistanne
illative		pilaanne	piloihinne
adessive		pilallanne	piloillanne
ablative		pilaltanne	piloiltanne
allative		pilallenne	piloillenne
essive		pilananne	piloinanne
translative		pilaksenne	piloiksenne
abessive		pilattanne	piloittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	piloinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		pilansa	pilansa
accusative	nom.	pilansa	pilansa
accusative	gen.	pilansa	pilansa
genitive		pilansa	pilojensa pilainsa ^rare
partitive		pilaansa	pilojaan pilojansa
inessive		pilassaan pilassansa	piloissaan piloissansa
elative		pilastaan pilastansa	piloistaan piloistansa
illative		pilaansa	piloihinsa
adessive		pilallaan pilallansa	piloillaan piloillansa
ablative		pilaltaan pilaltansa	piloiltaan piloiltansa
allative		pilalleen pilallensa	piloilleen piloillensa
essive		pilanaan pilanansa	piloinaan piloinansa
translative		pilakseen pilaksensa	piloikseen piloiksensa
abessive		pilattaan pilattansa	piloittaan piloittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	piloineen piloinensa

Derived terms

pilailla
pilallinen
pilari (“prank call”)

compounds

Anagrams

Alpi, alpi, lipa

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.la/

Verb

pila

third-person singular past historic of piler

Anagrams

plia

Garo

Verb

pila

to apply liquid to the body

Hawaiian

Noun

pila

violin

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

how many

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/
Rhymes: -ila
Hyphenation: pì‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Noun

pila f (plural pile)

pile (all senses)
(heraldry) pile (one of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess)
battery (electrical)
torch / flashlight

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila f (plural pile)

basin

Anagrams

Alpi, alpi, pali

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

(Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lʌ]
- IPA^(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /ˈpira/ [ˈpiː.rʌ]
Rhymes: -ila, (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) -ira
Syllabification: pi‧la

Noun

píla

rock

References

Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “píla”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎^[2], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 361

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Piele. Compare Upper Sorbian pila and Polabian pailă.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/
Rhymes: -ila
Syllabification: pi‧la

Noun

pila f

goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)
Synonyms: gãs, bëka, wùlka, liwùszka, dërotka, todrotka, gãgawa, gãganica

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Related to Burmese ပုလင်း (pu.lang:).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi˧.la˥/

Noun

pila

bottle

References

K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[4], Payap University, page 73

Ladino

Alternative forms

פילה (Hebrew orthography spelling)
- pile (Aki Yerushalayim and French orthography spelling used in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Old Yishuv of Jerusalem, West Bulgaria and Ruse)

Etymology

From Latin pīla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpi.la]
IPA^(key): [ˈpi.læ], [ˈpi.lɛ], [ˈpi.le], [ˈpi.lə] (dialects with the reduction of final /a/)

Noun

pila f (Latin spelling, plural pilas)

sink, washbasin
Lávate las manos en la pila.
Wash your hands in the sink.
pile, heap
Avía una pila de livros en la mesa.
There was a pile of books on the table.

Latin

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Italic *pistlā, from Proto-Indo-European *pis-tlo-, from *peys- (“to crush”), whence also pīlum (“pestle, pounder”), pinsō (“to pound, crush”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.la/, [ˈpiːɫ̪ä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension

mortar (used with a pestle)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pīla	pīlae
genitive	pīlae	pīlārum
dative	pīlae	pīlīs
accusative	pīlam	pīlās
ablative	pīlā	pīlīs
vocative	pīla	pīlae

Synonyms

mortārium (implement for grinding):

Derived terms

pīlārium (“the seat of a burial urn”)

Descendants

Catalan: pila
English: pile
French: pile
Friulian: pile
Italian: pila
Old Galician-Portuguese: pia
- Galician: pía
- Portuguese: pia
Romanian: piuă
Sicilian: pila
Spanish: pila

Etymology 2

From Proto-Italic *peilā, further etymology unknown.^[2] The Latin denominal pīlāre (“to fix firmly”) finds a parallel in Oscan ehpeílatasset (“[the stele] has been erected”, 3p pf. pass.).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.la/, [ˈpiːɫ̪ä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension

pillar
pier

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pīla	pīlae
genitive	pīlae	pīlārum
dative	pīlae	pīlīs
accusative	pīlam	pīlās
ablative	pīlā	pīlīs
vocative	pīla	pīlae

Derived terms

pīlātim
pīlō
pīlāre, pīlārium (“pillar”) (medieval)

Descendants

Catalan: pila
Old French: pile
- → English: pile
- French: pile
Italian: pila
Old Galician-Portuguese: pia
- Galician: pía
- Portuguese: pilha
Sicilian: pila
Spanish: pila

Etymology 3

Likely same as Etymology 1.

Noun

pīla n pl

nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pīlum

Etymology 4

Likely from pilus (“hair”), thus originally meaning "bundle of hair".

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpɪɫ̪ä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pila f (genitive pilae); first declension

ball
(figuratively) a game of ball
- c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 13:
  Persequi singulos longum est quorum aut latrunculi aut pila aut excoquendi in sole corporis cura consumpsere vitam.
  It would be tedious to mention all the different men who have spent the whole of their life over chess or ball or the practice of baking their bodies in the sun.
globe, sphere

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pilae
genitive	pilae	pilārum
dative	pilae	pilīs
accusative	pilam	pilās
ablative	pilā	pilīs
vocative	pila	pilae

Derived terms

pilāris
pilārius (“juggler”)

Descendants

⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pilotta
- ⇒ Old French: pelote
  - French: pelote
  - →⇒ Old Occitan: pelota
    - →⇒ Catalan: pilota
    - →⇒ Galician: pelota
    - →⇒ Portuguese: pelota
    - →⇒ Spanish: pelota
⇒ Polish: piłka
⇒ Welsh: pêl

References

“pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
pila in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
pila in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[5], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to throw down the javelins (pila) and fight with the sword: omissis pilis gladiis rem gerere
“pila”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
“pila”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 466-7
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

Malagasy

Etymology

Borrowed from French pile.

Noun

pila

battery

Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

how many

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

pilen

Noun

pila m or f

definite feminine singular of pil

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

pilen

Noun

pila f or m

definite feminine singular of pil

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lɐ/

Homophone: pilha (Madeira)
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

(Portugal, slang) penis
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

Etymology 2

Verb

pila

inflection of pilar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

From the name of a gaúcho politician, Raul Pilla.

Noun

pila m pl (plural only)

(Rio Grande do Sul, slang) a unit of a current Brazilian currency; cash; real
Me vê cinco pila de cacetinhos
Give me 5 reais of bread

Usage notes

This is a singular-only word, therefore it is impossible for one to say "cinco pilas", rather one would say "cinco pila".

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila, from Old High German fil (“file”) (see modern German Feile).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pǐːla/
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

píla f (Cyrillic spelling пи́ла)

(regional, Croatia) saw

Declension

Declension of pila

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pile
genitive	pile	pila
dative	pili	pilama
accusative	pilu	pile
vocative	pilo	pile
locative	pili	pilama
instrumental	pilom	pilama

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila.

Participle

pila

feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of pȉti

Sicilian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/
Hyphenation: pi‧la

Etymology 1

From pilu, from Latin pilus.

Noun

pila m

plural of pilu
(plural only) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
(by extension) The collection or mass of slender outgrowths, filaments, or fibers growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism.

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile, Italian pila, Spanish pila.

Noun

pila f (plural pili)

small battery
Coordinate term: battirìa
pile, stack, heap, mound
Synonym: munzeḍḍu

Àju na pila di robbi di lavari e stirari. ― I have a pile/stack of clothes to wash and iron.
money

Etymology 3

From Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

Noun

pila f (plural pili)

sink; washbasin

Related terms

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈpila]

Participle

pila

feminine singular l-participle of piť

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pila, a borrowing from Old High German fila. See modern German Feile.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pìːla/

Noun

píla f

file (abrasive tool)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	píla
gen. sing.	píle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	píla	píli	píle
genitive (rodȋlnik)	píle	píl	píl
dative (dajȃlnik)	píli	pílama	pílam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	pílo	píli	píle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	píli	pílah	pílah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	pílo	pílama	pílami

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /píːla/

Participle

pȋla

feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of píti

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Pila

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Pilas (left) and baterías (right)

pilas recargables

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.la]
Rhymes: -ila
Syllabification: pi‧la

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile.

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

small battery
Coordinate term: batería
pile, stack, heap, mound
Synonym: montón

Tengo una pila de papeles encima de la mesa con órdenes de trabajo.
I have a stack of papers on my desk with work orders.
(colloquial) a lot
Synonym: montón

una pila de cosas ― a bunch of stuff
(heraldry) pile

Usage notes

pila is used for small, cylindrical batteries (some are straight), type AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, N, 9V. And the batería for rectangular and large rechargeable batteries, like in smartphones, laptops, e-scooters, electric cars. Although the pilas can also be rechargeable.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Bikol Central: pila

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

Sinks

A baptismal font

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

sink; washbasin
Hyponym: fregadero
font, baptismal font
Synonym: pila bautismal

Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pila

inflection of pilar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From the noun pil (“dart, arrow”).

Verb

pila (present pilar, preterite pilade, supine pilat, imperative pila)

(dated) to dart; to run quickly, to shoot rapidly and energetically along

Conjugation

Conjugation of pila (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pila		—
Supine	pilat		—
Imperative	pila		—
Imper. plural¹	pilen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pilar	pilade	—	—
Ind. plural¹	pila	pilade	—	—
Subjunctive²	pile	pilade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	pilande
Past participle	pilad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ]
Rhymes: -ila
Syllabification: pi‧la

Noun

pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)

clay for making earthenware
Synonyms: luwad, lupang-lagkit

Related terms

Pila

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”), from French file (“line”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ]
Rhymes: -ila
Syllabification: pi‧la

Noun

pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)

line; file
queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”), from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ]
Rhymes: -ila
Syllabification: pi‧la

Noun

pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)

small electric battery

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piˈla/ [pɪˈla]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: pi‧la

Adjective

pilá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) (obsolete)

broken off (as the handle of a jug, neck of a bottle, etc.)
Synonyms: pingas, bila
chipped off (as the edge rim of crockery, etc.)

Anagrams

lipa, Lipa, pali, lapi, ilap

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronunciation

(Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /pila/ [pɪˈla]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: pi‧la

Pronoun

pila (Sulat Sūg spelling فِلَ)

how many

Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪla/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːla/, /ˈpɪla/
Rhymes: -ɪla

Noun

pila m (plural pilaon)

finch
Synonyms: pinc, llinos

Mutation

Mutated forms of *pila*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pila	bila	mhila	phila

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

[1] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 466-7

[2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

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