ansilis

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ansiles, anseles

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish ángeles (“angels”), plural of ángel. Doublet of anghel, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔansiˈlis/ [ʔɐn̪.sɪˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: an‧si‧lis

Noun

ansilís (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔) (Christianity, obsolete)

1. angel (messenger from a deity)

   Synonym: anghel

Related terms

• anghel de la guwardiya
• anghelika
• angheliko
• anghelina
• anghelita
• anghelito
• anghelus
• arkanghel
• ebangheliko
• ebanghelismo
• ebanghelista
• Ebanghelyo
• ibangsilyo

 

See also

• katutubo
• kerubin
• serapin
• sugo

 

Further reading

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 57: “Angel) [Anſilis (pc)] C. del çielo”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 167