kalilya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either of the following:

  • Contraction of kandililya, from now obsolete Spanish candelilla (“bougie; catheter; flexible instrument for exploring and healing the urinary tract”, literally “little candle”), according to Panganiban (1973).
  • Borrowed from Spanish canilla with sound shift from /n/ to /l/, from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (“cane”), according to Cuadrado Muñiz (1972). Possible doublet of kanela.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈlilja/ [kɐˈlil.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: ka‧lil‧ya

Noun

kalilya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ) (medicine)

  1. catheter
    Synonyms: katiter, kandililya

See also

Further reading
  • “kalilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 229
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 107
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