kandila

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdila/ [kan̪ˈd̪i.l̪a]
• Hyphenation: kan‧di‧la

Noun

kandíla (Basahan spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. Alternative spelling of kandela.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish candela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdila/ [kɐn̪ˈd̪i.l̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: kan‧di‧la

Noun

kandila (Badlit spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. candle

Verb

kandila (Badlit spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. to use or light a candle

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish candela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈdiləʔ/ [kənˈdiː.ləʔ]
• Hyphenation: kan‧di‧la

Noun

kandílâ

1. candle

Verb

kandílâ

1. to use or light a candle

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish candela.

Noun

kandila

1. candle

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish candela.

Noun

kandila

1. candle

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• candila, candela, canrela — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish candela, the ⟨e⟩ changed to ⟨i⟩ because of the /e/-/i/ allophony. Ultimately, from Latin candēla. Doublet of kendeng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kanˈdilaʔ/ [kɐn̪ˈd̪iː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -ilaʔ
• Syllabification: kan‧di‧la

Noun

kandilà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ)

1. candle

Derived terms

• hubog-kandila
• kandi-kandilaan
• kandilaan
• kandilain
• magkakandila
• magkandila
• magsaulian ng kandila
• pakandila
• parang nauupos na kandila

 

Related terms

• Candelaria
• insenso
• kandelabra
• Kandelarya
• kandidato
• kandidatura
• kandido
• kandilero
• kandililya
• sindi

 

See also

• esperma
• kalilya
• sumbo

 

Further reading

• “kandila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 140: “Candela) Canrela (pp) C. o bela”
  • page 595: “Vela) Candela (pp) C. de çera o ſeuo”