alpiler

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • arpiler

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfiler, from older alfilel, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال (al-ḵilál), from Classical Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”). Doublet of aspile.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalpiˈleɾ/ [ʔɐl.pɪˈlɛɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧pi‧ler

Noun

alpilér (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. pin
    Synonym: aspile
  2. brooch; decorative pin
    Synonyms: brotse, karusang

Derived terms
  • alpileran

See also
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