pahilis

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ hilis.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pahiˈlis/ [pɐ.hɪˈlis]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: pa‧hi‧lis

Noun

pahilís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. (orthography) acute accent, used to indicate stress on a following syllable in Tagalog words

Adjective

pahilís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. slanting; oblique; diagonal
    Synonyms: hilis, hiris, hiwid

Further reading
  • “pahilis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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