hilaga

See also: Hilaga

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Brunei Malay iraga (“north”). Compare Tausug hilagaꞌ (“northwest wind”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈlaɡaʔ/ [hɪˈla.ɣɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡaʔ
  • Syllabification: hi‧la‧ga
  • Homophone: Hilaga

Noun

hilagà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄ)

  1. north
    Synonym: norte
    Patungong hilaga ang mga manlalakbay.
    The travelers are going towards the north.

Coordinate terms
    hilagang kanluran
    norweste    		 hilaga
    norte    		 hilagang silangan
    nordeste
    oksidente
    kanluran
    oeste    		 oryente
    silangan
    este
    salatan
    timog-kanluran    		 sur
    timog    		 timog-silangan

    Derived terms

    Further reading
    • “hilaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
    • Gallego, Maria Kristina S. (2018) “Directional Systems in Philippine Languages”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎, volume 57, number 1, →ISSN, pages 63–100
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