agila
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ágila (Basahan spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜎ)
See also
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ágilá (Badlit spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜎ)
Etymology
Noun
ágila
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ágila
Etymology
Noun
agila
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Pronunciation
Adjective
agila
Verb
agila
- second-person singular voseo imperative of agir combined with la
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish águila (“eagle”), from Latin aquila. The sense “fish corral” is due to its shape resembling an eagle with its wings open.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡila/ [ˌʔaː.ɣɪˈla]
- Rhymes: -aɡila
- Syllabification: a‧gi‧la
- Homophone: Aguila
Noun
ágilá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜒᜎ)
- eagle
- Synonym: banoy
- (fishing) kind of shallow-water fish corral provided with a semicircular enclosure having two opposite, tapering ends that lead into two pounds
Derived terms
- agilang Amerikano
- matang-agila
- tukang-agila
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “agila”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “agila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18
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