pila

See also: Pila, píla, pilá, pilà, pilă, pilą, piła, Piła, piłą, Piłą, pilə, pil·a, and pi la

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pila

1. plural of pilum

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila (plural pilae)

1. (art, archaeology) A mortar.

Anagrams

• ALIP, Lipa, Pali, lipa, pail, pali, pali-, pial

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

1. how many

Basque

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• pilo (chiefly Biscayan)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /piʎa/, [pi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /pila/, [pi.la]

Noun

pila inan

1. bunch, lot

   Synonym: mordo

2. heap, pile

Declension

Declension of pila (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	pila	pila	pilak
ergative	pilak	pilak	pilek
dative	pilari	pilari	pilei
genitive	pilaren	pilaren	pilen
comitative	pilarekin	pilarekin	pilekin
causative	pilarengatik	pilarengatik	pilengatik
benefactive	pilarentzat	pilarentzat	pilentzat
instrumental	pilaz	pilaz	pilez
inessive	pilatan	pilan	piletan
locative	pilatako	pilako	piletako
allative	pilatara	pilara	piletara
terminative	pilataraino	pilaraino	piletaraino
directive	pilatarantz	pilarantz	piletarantz
destinative	pilatarako	pilarako	piletarako
ablative	pilatatik	pilatik	piletatik
partitive	pilarik	—	—
prolative	pilatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• pilaka (“in large quantities”)
• pilaketa (“accumulation”)
• pilatu (“to accumulate”)
• pilatzaile (“accumulator”)

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pila/, [pi.la]

Noun

pila inan

1. battery

Declension

Declension of pila (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	pila	pila	pilak
ergative	pilak	pilak	pilek
dative	pilari	pilari	pilei
genitive	pilaren	pilaren	pilen
comitative	pilarekin	pilarekin	pilekin
causative	pilarengatik	pilarengatik	pilengatik
benefactive	pilarentzat	pilarentzat	pilentzat
instrumental	pilaz	pilaz	pilez
inessive	pilatan	pilan	piletan
locative	pilatako	pilako	piletako
allative	pilatara	pilara	piletara
terminative	pilataraino	pilaraino	piletaraino
directive	pilatarantz	pilarantz	piletarantz
destinative	pilatarako	pilarako	piletarako
ablative	pilatatik	pilatik	piletatik
partitive	pilarik	—	—
prolative	pilatzat	—	—

Derived terms

• oskoldun (“shelled”)

 

Further reading

• "pila" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “pila” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilaq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpilaʔ/

Noun

pilà

1. scar

   Synonym: piklat

2. scab

   Synonym: kagan

Derived terms

• magpila
• makapila
• mapila
• mapilaan
• papila

 

See also

• lugad

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpila/

Noun

píla

1. line; queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.

   Synonym: linya

Derived terms

• magpila

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpila/

Noun

píla

1. (rare) battery (for flashlights)

   Synonym: bateriya

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/

• Audio

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Noun

pila f (plural piles)

1. pile, stack, heap
   • 2019, “Sento”, in Energia fosca, performed by El Petit de Cal Eril:

     On deu anar tota l'aigua del mar? / Piles d'objectes, tones de sal.

     Where should all the seawater go? / Heaps of objects, tonnes of salt.

2. bunch, load
3. battery
4. (heraldry) pile

Derived terms

• pilera

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila f (plural piles)

1. a stone basin, especially a baptismal font

   Synonym: pica

Derived terms

• nom de pila

Further reading

• “pila” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /piˈla/, [pɪˈl̪a]

Pronoun

pila

1. how many?

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpila/, [ˈpi.l̪ʌ]

Noun

pila

1. queue

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪla]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila.

Noun

pila f

1. saw

Declension

Declension of pila (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pily
genitive	pily	pil
dative	pile	pilám
accusative	pilu	pily
vocative	pilo	pily
locative	pile	pilách
instrumental	pilou	pilami

Related terms

• piliny f pl

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

pila

1. inflection of pít:
   1. feminine singular past active participle
   2. neuter plural past active participle

Further reading

• pila in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• pila in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• pila in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse [Term?] (compare Old Swedish spil), from Middle Low German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognates include Estonian pila, Karelian pila. Probably a doublet of peli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpilɑ/, [ˈpilɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧la

Noun

pila

1. practical joke, jest, prank

   Synonym: kepponen

2. (dated) Synonym of vitsi (“joke, jest”).

Declension

Inflection of pila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		pila	pilat
genitive		pilan	pilojen
partitive		pilaa	piloja
illative		pilaan	piloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pila	pilat
accusative	nom.	pila	pilat
	gen.	pilan
genitive		pilan	pilojen pilainrare
partitive		pilaa	piloja
inessive		pilassa	piloissa
elative		pilasta	piloista
illative		pilaan	piloihin
adessive		pilalla	piloilla
ablative		pilalta	piloilta
allative		pilalle	piloille
essive		pilana	piloina
translative		pilaksi	piloiksi
instructive		—	piloin
abessive		pilatta	piloitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pila (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pilani pilani accusative nom. pilani pilani gen. pilani genitive pilani pilojeni pilainirare partitive pilaani pilojani inessive pilassani piloissani elative pilastani piloistani illative pilaani piloihini adessive pilallani piloillani ablative pilaltani piloiltani allative pilalleni piloilleni essive pilanani piloinani translative pilakseni piloikseni instructive — — abessive pilattani piloittani comitative — piloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pilasi pilasi accusative nom. pilasi pilasi gen. pilasi genitive pilasi pilojesi pilaisirare partitive pilaasi pilojasi inessive pilassasi piloissasi elative pilastasi piloistasi illative pilaasi piloihisi adessive pilallasi piloillasi ablative pilaltasi piloiltasi allative pilallesi piloillesi essive pilanasi piloinasi translative pilaksesi piloiksesi instructive — — abessive pilattasi piloittasi comitative — piloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pilamme pilamme accusative nom. pilamme pilamme gen. pilamme genitive pilamme pilojemme pilaimmerare partitive pilaamme pilojamme inessive pilassamme piloissamme elative pilastamme piloistamme illative pilaamme piloihimme adessive pilallamme piloillamme ablative pilaltamme piloiltamme allative pilallemme piloillemme essive pilanamme piloinamme translative pilaksemme piloiksemme instructive — — abessive pilattamme piloittamme comitative — piloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pilanne pilanne accusative nom. pilanne pilanne gen. pilanne genitive pilanne pilojenne pilainnerare partitive pilaanne pilojanne inessive pilassanne piloissanne elative pilastanne piloistanne illative pilaanne piloihinne adessive pilallanne piloillanne ablative pilaltanne piloiltanne allative pilallenne piloillenne essive pilananne piloinanne translative pilaksenne piloiksenne instructive — — abessive pilattanne piloittanne comitative — piloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pilansa pilansa accusative nom. pilansa pilansa gen. pilansa genitive pilansa pilojensa pilainsarare partitive pilaansa pilojaan pilojansa inessive pilassaan pilassansa piloissaan piloissansa elative pilastaan pilastansa piloistaan piloistansa illative pilaansa piloihinsa adessive pilallaan pilallansa piloillaan piloillansa ablative pilaltaan pilaltansa piloiltaan piloiltansa allative pilalleen pilallensa piloilleen piloillensa essive pilanaan pilanansa piloinaan piloinansa translative pilakseen pilaksensa piloikseen piloiksensa instructive — — abessive pilattaan pilattansa piloittaan piloittansa comitative — piloineen piloinensa

Derived terms

• pilailla

Compounds

compounds

• aprillipila
• pilaesitys
• pilahinta
• pilajuttu
• pilakuva
• pilalaulu
• pilalehti
• pilanpäiten
• pilanteko
• pilapiirros
• pilapiirtäjä
• pilapuhe

Anagrams

• Alpi, alpi, lipa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.la/

Verb

pila

1. third-person singular past historic of piler

Anagrams

• plia

Garo

Verb

pila

1. to apply liquid to the body

Hawaiian

Noun

pila

1. violin

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

1. how many

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/
• Rhymes: -ila
• Hyphenation: pì‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Noun

pila f (plural pile)

1. pile (all senses)
2. (heraldry) pile (one of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess)
3. battery (electrical)
4. torch / flashlight

Related terms

• pila atomica
• reattore nucleare
• reattore atomico

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Noun

pila f (plural pile)

1. basin

Anagrams

• Alpi, alpi, pali

Khumi Chin

Etymology

Related to Burmese ပုလင်း (pu.lang:).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi˧.la˥/

Noun

pila

1. bottle

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎^[1], Payap University, page 73

Ladino

Alternative forms

• פילה‎ (Hebrew orthography spelling)
  • pile (Aki Yerushalayim and French orthography spelling used in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Old Yishuv of Jerusalem, West Bulgaria and Ruse)

Etymology

From Latin pīla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpi.la]
• IPA^(key): [ˈpi.læ], [ˈpi.lɛ], [ˈpi.le], [ˈpi.lə] (dialects with the reduction of final /a/)

Noun

pila f (Latin spelling, plural pilas)

1. sink, washbasin

   Lávate las manos en la pila.

   Wash your hands in the sink.

2. pile, heap

   Avía una pila de livros en la mesa.

   There was a pile of books on the table.

Latin

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Italic *pistlā, from Proto-Indo-European *pis-tlo-, from *peys- (“to crush”), whence also pīlum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.la/, [ˈpiːɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension

2. mortar (used with a pestle)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pīla	pīlae
Genitive	pīlae	pīlārum
Dative	pīlae	pīlīs
Accusative	pīlam	pīlās
Ablative	pīlā	pīlīs
Vocative	pīla	pīlae

Synonyms

• mortārium (implement for grinding):

Derived terms

• pīlārium (“the seat of a burial urn”)

Descendants

• Catalan: pila
• English: pile
• French: pile
• Friulian: pile
• Italian: pila
• Old Galician-Portuguese: pia
  • Galician: pía
  • Portuguese: pia
• Romanian: piuă
• Sicilian: pila
• Spanish: pila

Etymology 2

From Proto-Italic *peilā, further etymology unknown. The Latin denominal pīlāre (“to fix firmly”) finds a parallel in Oscan ehpeílatasset (“[the stele] has been erected”, 3p pf. pass.).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.la/, [ˈpiːɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension

2. pillar
3. pier

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pīla	pīlae
Genitive	pīlae	pīlārum
Dative	pīlae	pīlīs
Accusative	pīlam	pīlās
Ablative	pīlā	pīlīs
Vocative	pīla	pīlae

Derived terms

• pīlātim
• pīlō
• pīlāre, pīlārium (“pillar”) (medieval)

Descendants

• Catalan: pila
• Old French: pile
  • → English: pile
  • French: pile
• Italian: pila
• Old Galician-Portuguese: pia
  • Galician: pía
  • Portuguese: pilha
• Sicilian: pila
• Spanish: pila

Etymology 3

Likely same as Etymology 1.

Noun

pīla n pl

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pīlum

Etymology 4

Likely from pilus (“hair”), thus originally meaning "bundle of hair".

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpɪɫ̪ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

Noun

pila f (genitive pilae); first declension

2. ball
3. (figuratively) a game of ball
   • c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 13:

     Persequi singulos longum est quorum aut latrunculi aut pila aut excoquendi in sole corporis cura consumpsere vitam.

     It would be tedious to mention all the different men who have spent the whole of their life over chess or ball or the practice of baking their bodies in the sun.

4. globe, sphere

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pila	pilae
Genitive	pilae	pilārum
Dative	pilae	pilīs
Accusative	pilam	pilās
Ablative	pilā	pilīs
Vocative	pila	pilae

Derived terms

• pilāris
• pilārius (“juggler”)

Descendants

• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pilotta
  • ⇒ Old French: pelote
    • French: pelote
    • →⇒ Old Occitan: pelota
      • →⇒ Catalan: pilota
      • →⇒ Galician: pelota
      • →⇒ Portuguese: pelota
      • →⇒ Spanish: pelota
• ⇒ Polish: piłka
• ⇒ Welsh: pêl

References

• “pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pila in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• pila in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to throw down the javelins (pila) and fight with the sword: omissis pilis gladiis rem gerere
    
• “pila”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “pila”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

Malagasy

Etymology

Borrowed from French pile.

Noun

pila

1. battery

Mansaka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

1. how many

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• pilen

Noun

pila m or f

1. definite feminine singular of pil

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pilen

Noun

pila f or m

1. definite feminine singular of pil

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.lɐ/

• Homophone: pilha (Madeira)
• Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

1. (Portugal, slang) penis

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

2. (w:Rio Grande do Sul, slang) cash

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pila, from Old High German fil (“file”) (see modern German Feile).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pǐːla/
• Hyphenation: pi‧la

Noun

píla f (Cyrillic spelling пи́ла)

1. (regional, Croatia) saw

Declension

Declension of pila

	singular	plural
nominative	pila	pile
genitive	pile	pila
dative	pili	pilama
accusative	pilu	pile
vocative	pilo	pile
locative	pili	pilama
instrumental	pilom	pilama

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Participle

pila

1. feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of pȉti

Sicilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpila/
• Hyphenation: pi‧la

Etymology 1

From pilu, from Latin pilus.

Noun

pila m

1. plural of pilu
2. (plural only) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
3. (by extension) The collection or mass of slender outgrowths, filaments, or fibers growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism.

Derived terms

• pilazza

 

Related terms

• capiḍḍu
• gigghia
• peḍḍi
• pilusu
• supraggigghia
• tigna
• tignusu

 

Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile, Italian pila, Spanish pila.

Noun

pila f (plural pili)

1. small battery

   Coordinate term: battirìa

2. pile, stack, heap, mound

   Synonym: munzeḍḍu

   Àju na pila di robbi di lavari e stirari. ― I have a pile/stack of clothes to wash and iron.

3. money

Etymology 3

From Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

Noun

pila f (plural pili)

2. sink; washbasin

Related terms

• lavàrisi nnâ pila
• scifu
• vâ caca nnâ pila!

 

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpila]

Participle

pila

1. feminine singular l-participle of piť

Slovene

Pila

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pila, a borrowing from Old High German fila. See modern German Feile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pìːla/

Noun

píla f

1. file (abrasive tool)

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	píla
gen. sing.	píle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	píla	píli	píle
genitive (rodȋlnik)	píle	píl	píl
dative (dajȃlnik)	píli	pílama	pílam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	pílo	píli	píle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	píli	pílah	pílah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	pílo	pílama	pílami

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /píːla/

Participle

pȋla

1. feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of píti

Spanish

Pilas (left) and baterías (right)

pilas recargables

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: pi‧la

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile.

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

1. small battery

   Coordinate term: batería

2. pile, stack, heap, mound

   Synonym: montón

   Tengo una pila de papeles encima de la mesa con órdenes de trabajo.

   I have a stack of papers on my desk with work orders.

3. (colloquial) a lot

   Synonym: montón

   una pila de cosas ― a bunch of stuff

4. (heraldry) pile

Usage notes

pila is used for small, cylindrical batteries (some are straight), type AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, N, 9V. And the batería for rectangular and large rechargeable batteries, like in smartphones, laptops, e-scooters, electric cars. Although the pilas can also be rechargeable.

Derived terms

• apilar
• pilón
• ponerse las pilas

 

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: pila

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

Sinks

A baptismal font

Noun

pila f (plural pilas)

2. sink; washbasin

   Hyponym: fregadero

3. font, baptismal font

   Synonym: pila bautismal

Derived terms

• nombre de pila (“given name”)
• pila bautismal
• pilón

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pila

1. inflection of pilar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “pila”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

From the noun pil (“dart, arrow”).

Verb

pila (present pilar, preterite pilade, supine pilat, imperative pila)

1. (dated) to dart; to run quickly, to shoot rapidly and energetically along

Conjugation

Conjugation of pila (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	pila		—
Supine	pilat		—
Imperative	pila		—
Imper. plural1	pilen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	pilar	pilade	—	—
Ind. plural1	pila	pilade	—	—
Subjunctive2	pile	pilade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	pilande
Past participle	pilad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpila/, [ˈpi.lɐ]

Noun

pila

1. clay for making earthenware

   Synonyms: luwad, lupang-lagkit

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”), from French file (“line”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpila/, [ˈpi.lɐ]

Noun

pila

1. line; file
2. queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”), from Latin pīla (“mortar”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /ˈpila/, [ˈpi.lɐ]

Noun

pila

1. small electric battery

See also

• baterya

 

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧la
• IPA^(key): /piˈla/, [pɪˈla]

Adjective

pilá

1. (obsolete) broken off (as the handle of a jug, neck of a bottle, etc.)

   Synonyms: pingas, bila

2. (obsolete) chipped off (as the edge rim of crockery, etc.)

Anagrams

• ilap, lapi, lipa, pali

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronoun

pila

1. how many

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪla/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpiːla/, /ˈpɪla/
• Rhymes: -ɪla

Noun

pila m (plural pilaon)

1. finch

   Synonyms: pinc, llinos

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pila	bila	mhila	phila
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.