hilaga

See also: Hilaga

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Brunei Malay iraga (“north”). Compare Tausug hilagaꞌ (“northwest wind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈlaɡaʔ/, [hɪˈla.ɣɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -aɡaʔ
• Homophone: Hilaga
• Syllabification: hi‧la‧ga

Noun

hilagà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄ)

1. north

   Synonym: norte

   Patungong hilaga ang mga manlalakbay.

   The travelers are going towards the north.

Coordinate terms

hilagang kanluran norweste	hilaga norte	hilagang silangan nordeste
oksidente kanluran oeste		oryente silangan este
salatan timog-kanluran	sur timog	timog-silangan

Derived terms

• hilagaan
• Hilagang Agusan
• Hilagang Camarines
• Hilagang Davao
• Hilagang Ilocos
• hilagang kanluran
• Hilagang Korea
• Hilagang Lanao
• Hilagang Mindanao
• Hilagang Samar
• hilagang silangan
• Hilagang Surigao
• Hilagang Zamboanga
• humilaga
• kahilagaan
• manghihilaga
• pahilaga
• pahilagang kanluran
• pahilagang silangan
• tagahilaga

 

Further reading

• “hilaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Gallego, Maria Kristina S. (2018) “Directional Systems in Philippine Languages”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎^[1], volume 57, number 1, →ISSN, pages 63–100