pahilis

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ hilis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pahiˈlis/ [pɐ.hɪˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: pa‧hi‧lis

Noun

pahilís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (orthography) acute accent, used to indicate stress on a following syllable in Tagalog words

Adjective

pahilís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. slanting; oblique; diagonal

   Synonyms: hilis, hiris, hiwid

Further reading

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