eskala

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escala (“a stopover”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧ka‧la

Noun

eskala

1. a short interruption in a journey; a stopover; a layover

Verb

eskala

1. to take a stopover or layover
2. to delay unnecessarily; to waste time by taking an unneeded stop

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• iskala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escala.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈkala/ [ʔɛsˈka.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: es‧ka‧la

Noun

eskala (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜎ)

1. scale; size; scope
2. scale; level; step; degree

   Synonyms: antas, baitang

3. scale; proportion (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)

   Synonym: proporsiyon

4. (music) scale
5. scale (line or bar used to indicate measurement on rules and instruments)
6. turning away from the regular route

   Synonyms: sinsay, pagsinsay, lihis, paglihis

7. stop (in an itinerary, especially of a sea vessel)

Derived terms

• eska-eskala
• eskala asendente
• eskala desendente
• eskala kromatika
• eskalahin
• paeska-eskala
• umeskala

 

Related terms

• eskalador
• eskalera
• eskalon

 

Further reading

• “eskala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018