alpil
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Alternative forms
- arpil
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), from Middle Persian pyl (/pīl/), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (/pīru/).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈpil/ [ʔɐlˈpil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: al‧pil
Noun
alpíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜎ᜔)
Coordinate terms
| Chess pieces in Tagalog · mga piyesa sa ahedres (layout · text) | |||||
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| hari | reyna | tore | obispo/alpil | kabayo | peon |
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