gitla

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• guitla — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡitˈla/ [ɡɪtˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: git‧la

Noun

gitlá (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜎ)

1. sudden fright; shock

   Synonyms: gikla, pagkabigla, kabiglaanan, sindak, pagkasindak, gulat, pagkagulat

2. act of causing someone to be startled

   Synonyms: paggulat, pagsindak

Derived terms

• gitlahin
• kagitlahan
• magitla
• magitlahin

 

Further reading

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