arsilya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arcilla, from Latin argilla, from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “white clay, potter's earth”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾˈsilja/ [ʔɐɾˈsiːl.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ilja
• Syllabification: ar‧sil‧ya
• Homophone: Arcilla

Noun

arsilya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. clay

   Synonym: luwad

References

• Diksyunaryong panghanapbuhay, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 1993, →ISBN, page 13.