dakila

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *dakəlaq (“big; great”). Compare Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Bikol Central dakula, Tagbanwa dakula', Mansaka dakora, Maranao dakola', Western Bukidnon Manobo dekela' and Tausug dakulaꞌ. According to Potet (2016), also possibly a metathesis of Old Malay *dalika, from Sanskrit माण्डलिक (māṇḍalika, “chieftain, governor”). See Malay mandalika.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: da‧ki‧la
  • IPA(key): /daˈkilaʔ/, [dɐˈxi.lɐʔ]

Adjective

dakilà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃᜒᜎ)

  1. majestic; sublime; glorious
    Synonyms: marangal, bunyi, mahal

Derived terms
  • dakilain
  • dakilain
  • darakila
  • dumakila
  • kadakilaan
  • magpadakila
  • padakilain

See also

Further reading
  • “dakila” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “dakila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 108
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 70
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