magkakandila

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *maʀ-der.

Cebuano mag-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der.

Proto-Italic *kandēō

Latin candeō

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂

Proto-Italic *-ēlā

Latin -ēla

Latin candēla

Spanish candelabor.

Cebuano kandila

Cebuano magkakandila

From mag- +‎ kandila, with initial syllable reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /maɡkakandiˈlaʔ/ [mɐɡ.ka.kɐn̪.d̪iˈl̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: mag‧ka‧kan‧di‧la

Noun

magkakandilâ (Badlit spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. candle seller

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *maR-

Tagalog mag-

Tagalog kandila

Tagalog magkakandila

From mag- +‎ kandila, with initial syllable reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maɡkakandiˈlaʔ/ [mɐɡ̠.k̠ɐ.x̠ɐn̪.d̪ɪˈlaʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /maɡˌkakanˈdilaʔ/ [mɐɡ̠ˌk̠aː.x̠ɐn̪ˈd̪iː.lɐʔ] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -ilaʔ
• Syllabification: mag‧ka‧kan‧di‧la

Noun

magkakandilâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. candle seller

Verb

magkákandilà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. contemplative aspect of magkandila