eskuwela

Bikol Central

Alternative forms

• eskuela, eskwela

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escuela.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧ku‧we‧la
• IPA^(key): /ʔeskuˈela/ [ʔesˈkwe.l̪a]

Noun

eskuwela

1. school; learning institute
2. pupil; student

   Synonyms: estudiyante, paraadal

Derived terms

• eskuwelahan

 

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Cebuano

Alternative forms

• eskuyla, eskwela

Etymology

From Spanish escuela, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧ku‧we‧la
• IPA^(key): /ʔeskuˈwela/ [ʔes̪ˈkwi.l̪ɐ]

Verb

eskuwela

1. (dated) to go to school
2. (dated) to school

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• eskwela — superseded

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escuela, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον (skholeîon), from σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: es‧ku‧we‧la
• IPA^(key): /ʔeskuˈela/, [ʔɛsˈkwɛː.lɐ]

Noun

eskuwela

1. school

   Synonyms: paaralan, eskuwelahan, iskul

2. (dialectal, Marinduque) schoolchild; pupil

   Synonyms: mag-aaral, estudyante

Derived terms

• eskuwelahan
• kaeskuwela