silya

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiʎa/ [ˈsi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsilja/ [ˈsil̪.ja]

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• Hyphenation: si‧lya

Noun

sílya (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. (furniture, uncommon) chair

   Synonyms: tukawan, taburete

Cuyunon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla.

Noun

silya

1. (furniture) chair

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla (“chair”).

Noun

silya

1. (furniture) chair

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla, from Old Spanish siella, from Latin sella. Doublet of siya.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsilja/ [ˈsil.jɐ], /silˈja/ [sɪlˈja]
• Rhymes: -ilja, -a
• Syllabification: sil‧ya

Noun

silya or silyá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. chair

   Synonyms: upuan, salumpuwit

2. left turn (in traffic)

   Synonym: kaliwa

   Antonyms: mano, kanan, deretsa

Derived terms

• silyahan
• silyahin
• silyang-uway
• silyang-yantok

 

Related terms

• silya elektrika
• silyeriya
• silyeta
• silyin
• silyon

 

See also

• bangko
• taburete

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• silay

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish silla (“chair”).

Noun

silya

1. chair