hilaga

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Brunei Malay iraga (north). Compare Tausug hilagaꞌ (northwest wind).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hilagà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄ)

  1. north
    Synonym: norte
    Patungong hilaga ang mga manlalakbay.
    The travelers are going towards the north.

Coordinate terms

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hilagang kanluran
norweste
hilaga
norte
hilagang silangan
nordeste
oksidente
kanluran
oeste
oryente
silangan
este
salatan
timog-kanluran
sur
timog
timog-silangan

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • hilaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Gallego, Maria Kristina S. (2018) “Directional Systems in Philippine Languages”, in Oceanic Linguistics[1], volume 57, number 1, →ISSN, pages 63–100

Anagrams

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