eskuwala
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly borrowed from Spanish escuadra. Possible doublet of eskuwadra.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeskuˈala/ [ʔɛsˈkwaː.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: es‧ku‧wa‧la
Noun
[edit]eskuwala (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜎ)
- carpenter's square; try square
- Synonym: eskuwadra
- act of testing the accuracy of a square work (by using a carpenter's square)
- Synonym: pag-eskuwala