baynilya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• banila
• banilya
• baynila

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wāgīnā

Latin vāgīna

Old Spanish vayna

Spanish vaina

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -ellus

Latin -ella

Old Spanish -iella

Spanish -illa

Spanish vainillabor.

Tagalog baynilya

Borrowed from Spanish vainilla, from vaina (“pod”) + -illa (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bajˈnilja/ [baɪ̯ˈn̪il.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ilja
• Syllabification: bay‧nil‧ya

Noun

baynilya (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜌ᜔ᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. vanilla (orchid)
2. vanilla bean
3. vanilla extract

Related terms

• bayna