alpiler
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish alfiler, from older alfilel, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال (al-ḵilál), from Classical Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”). Doublet of aspile.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalpiˈleɾ/, [ʔɐl.pɪˈlɛɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: al‧pi‧ler
Noun edit
alpilér (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜇ᜔)