dila

See also: díla and dila'

Languages (32)

Aklanon • Alangan • Bole • Capiznon • Cebuano • Central Bikol • Dibabawon Manobo • Dupaningan Agta • Garo • Higaonon • Hiligaynon • Ilocano • Kagayanen • Kankanaey • Kituba • Kongo • Limos Kalinga • Lindu • Maguindanao • Mansaka • Masbatenyo • Northern Catanduanes Bikol • Pangasinan • Ratagnon • Sambali • Spanish • Swahili • Tagalog • Tiruray • Volapük • West Miraya Bikol • Yogad

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Aklanon

Alternative forms

• dila'

Etymology

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Aklanon dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq. Compare Tagalog dila and Malay lidah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdilaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.laʔ]
• Rhymes: -ilaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧la

Noun

dilà

1. tongue

Derived terms

• dilaan
• pangdila-dila

Alangan

Etymology

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Alangan dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Bole

Noun

dila

1. jackal (Canis aureus)

References

• Gimba, Alhaji M.; Ali, Malam B.; Bah, Madu (2009), Schuh, Russell G., editor, Bole-English-Hausa Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Potiskum: Ajami Press, page 36

Capiznon

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Capiznon dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522..

Sense 3, semantic loan from English tongue.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈdilaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.l̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -ilaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧la

Noun

dilà (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. (anatomy) tongue
   • 2019 — Diputado, Salvador, Video ni Jim Paredes (02 April), Cuentas Claras, SuperBalita Cebu

     Kahinumdoman nga nag-viral sa Facebook ang video ni Jim Paredes nga nagpagawas sa iyang dila og sama sa nag-masturbate kini. Sa unang higayon, gipanghimakak niya nga fake news kini.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. tongue (of a shoe)
3. (metonymic) language

Anagrams

• dali, ilad, liad

Central Bikol

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Central Bikol dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈdilaʔ/ [ˈd̪i.l̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: di‧la

Noun

dilà (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. (anatomy) tongue

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /diˈlaʔ/ [d̪iˈl̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: di‧la

Noun

dilâ (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. a lick; a stroke with a tongue

   Synonym: dilot

Derived terms

• dila-dila
• dilaan
• magdila

Dibabawon Manobo

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Dibabawon Manobo dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dilà

1. (anatomy) tongue

Dupaningan Agta

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Dupaningan Agta dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Garo

Verb

dila

1. to lead, to guide

Higaonon

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Higaonon dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. tongue

Hiligaynon

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Hiligaynon dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdila/ [ˈdi.la]

Noun

dila

1. tongue

Verb

dila

1. to lick with the tongue

References

• John Kaufmann (1934), Visayan-English Dictionary‎^[2] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), archived from the original on 1 October 2024

Ilocano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (compare Indonesian lidah, Kiput deleiʔ, Malay lidah, Tagalog dila).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdila/ [ˈdi.la]
• Hyphenation: di‧la

Noun

dila (Kur-itan spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. tongue
2. arrowhead
3. needle or tab on a balance
4. clapper; tongue of a bell
5. native language

Kagayanen

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Kagayanen dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Kankanaey

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Kankanaey dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdila/ [ˈdiː.lʌ]
  • Rhymes: -ila
• (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA^(key): /ˈdira/ [ˈdiː.rʌ]
  • Rhymes: -ira
• Syllabification: di‧la

Noun

díla

1. (anatomy) tongue

Kituba

Etymology

Borrowed from Kongo dila.

Verb

dila

1. to cry, to weep

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dɪ̀da.

Verb

-dila

1. to cry, to weep

Limos Kalinga

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Limos Kalinga dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Maguindanao

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Maguindanao dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. tongue

Mansaka

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Mansaka dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. tongue

Masbatenyo

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Masbatenyo dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dilà

1. (anatomy) tongue

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Northern Catanduanes Bikol dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dilà

1. (anatomy) tongue

Pangasinan

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Pangasinan dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dilá

1. (anatomy) tongue

Ratagnon

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Ratagnon dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Sambali

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Sambali dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dilà

1. (anatomy) tongue

Spanish

Verb

dila

1. second-person singular imperative of decir combined with la

Swahili

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Proto-Semitic

Arabic دَلْو (dalw)

Arabic دِلَاء (dilāʔ)bor.

Swahili dila

Borrowed from Arabic دِلَاء (dilāʔ), plural of دَلْو (dalw).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

dila class IX (plural dila class X)

1. a dipper for pumping water into a boat

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Tagalog dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq, from Proto-Austronesian *dilaq. Compare Ibanag zila, Ilocano dila, Kiput deleiʔ, Malay lidah, and Tsat la⁵⁵. See also Sanskrit लीढ (līḍha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdilaʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.lɐʔ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ilaʔ
• Syllabification: di‧la

Noun

dilà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. (anatomy) tongue

   Synonym: lengguwa

2. sticking out of one's tongue

   Synonyms: pagdila, dilaan

3. lick; lap (with one's tongue)

   Synonyms: lamir, himod, himurin

4. tongue of a shoe (flap under the laces)
5. (music) reed (of a woodwind instrument)
6. long, narrow flame
7. (figurative, obsolete) clapper of a bell

Derived terms

• balarila
• bulaklak ng dila
• dila-dila
• dilaan
• diladila
• dilambaka
• dilambutiki
• dilambuwaya
• dilang ginto
• dilang matigas
• dilang-anghel
• dilang-aso
• dilang-usa
• dumila
• ipadila
• kaut-utang-dila
• lamang-dila
• lawit na ang dila
• madila
• madilaan
• mahabang-dila
• maikling-dila
• makati ang dila
• mandila
• matamis ang dila
• nasa dulo ng dila
• pagdidilaan
• walang-dila

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈlaʔ/ [d̪ɪˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: di‧la

Determiner

dilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. alternative form of dilan

Pronoun

dilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. alternative form of dilan

Further reading

• “dila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dilaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• dali

Tiruray

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Tiruray dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Volapük

Noun

dila

1. genitive singular of dil

West Miraya Bikol

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

West Miraya Bikol dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

Yogad

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Proto-Austronesian *dilaq

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq

Yogad dila

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq.

Noun

dilá

1. (anatomy) tongue