dila

See also: díla

Bikol Central

Noun

dilà

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: di‧la

Etymology 1

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Noun

dila

1. the tongue

Verb

dila

1. to lick

Etymology 2

After its resemblance to a tongue.

Noun

dila

1. the tongue; the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from English tongue.

Noun

dila

1. (metonymically) a language

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dila.

Anagrams

• dali, ilad, liad

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Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

dilà

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Dupaningan Agta

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (compare Indonesian lidah, Kiput deleiʔ, Malay lidah, Tagalog dila).

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Kagayanen

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Limos Kalinga

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Lindu

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Masbatenyo

Noun

dilà

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

dilà

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic [Term?].

Noun

dila (n class, plural dila)

1. a dipper for pumping water into a boat

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.laʔ/

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (compare Ilocano dila, Indonesian lidah, Kiput deleiʔ, Malay lidah).

Noun

1. (anatomy) tongue

Derived terms

• dilaan
• dumila
• ipadila
• mandila

 

Anagrams

• dali

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Tausug

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Tiruray

Noun

dila

1. (anatomy) tongue

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Volapük

Noun

dila

1. genitive singular of dil