bandila

Mansaka

Etymology

Derived from Spanish bandera (“flag; banner”).

Noun

bandila

1. flag

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bandela, banrila — obsolete

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish bandera (“flag; banner”), with the /e/ changing to /i/ due to /e ~ i/ allophony, /ɾ/ into /l/ common with early borrowings, and final glottal stop added. Doublet of bandera, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /banˈdilaʔ/ [bɐn̪ˈd̪iː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ilaʔ
• Syllabification: ban‧di‧la

Noun

bandilà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. flag; banner

   Synonyms: bandera, pindol, watawat

Derived terms

• bandilaan
• bandilang pula
• bandilang puti
• bumandila
• magbandila

Related terms

• banda

See also

• pandipandi

Further reading

• “bandila”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “bandila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 310: “Eſtandarte) Bandela (pp) C. de proçeſion o de guerra”
  • page 475: “Pendon) Bandela (pp) C. queſe lleua en las proçeſiones”
  • page 592: “Vandera) Bandila (pp) C. delos Capitanes Eſpañoles”

Anagrams

• banilad, Banilad