subla

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sobla — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish sobra. Doublet of sobra, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /subˈla/ [sʊbˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: sub‧la

Noun

sublá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊ᜔ᜎ) (obsolete)

1. excess; surplus; leftover

   Synonyms: higit, sobra

2. act of setting aside leftovers for someone

   Synonym: tira

Derived terms

• isubla
• masubla
• sublahan

 

References

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 561: “Sobra) Sobla (pc) C. lo q̃ queda de alguna coſa”