alpiler

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• arpiler
• aspiler

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfiler, from older alfilel, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال (al-ḵilál), from Classical Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”). Doublet of aspile.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalpiˈleɾ/ [ʔɐl.pɪˈlɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: al‧pi‧ler

Noun

alpilér (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜇ᜔)

1. pin

   Synonym: aspile

2. brooch; decorative pin; breastpin

   Synonym: brotse

Derived terms

• alpileran

See also

• imperdible
• pang-ipit

Further reading

• “alpiler”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “alpiler”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24