Pila

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bill.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pila

  1. a male given name from English
  2. a diminutive of the male given name William, from English

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pila occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 19 men.

Tagalog

Etymology

From pila (“clay”), from the soil abundant in the area.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)

  1. Pila (a municipality of Laguna, Philippines)

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