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Adverb
cila
- yesterday
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *qusila (compare with Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira, Maori uira, Tongan ʻuhila and Samoan uila all meaning "lightning"), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaq (“outpouring or beam of light”)[1] related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusilak (“lightning”).[2]
Verb
cila (cilava)
- to shine
Adjective
cila (cilava)
- brilliant
References
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “quhila”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 149
Further reading
- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “cila, cilava”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 47
Turkish
- cilâ (superseded spelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جلا (cilā, “a cleansing, furbishing, burnishing; brightness, gloss, luster, any substance or process that gives luster; a polish; a dispelling grief, anxiety”),[1][2] from Arabic جَلَاء (jalāʔ), verbal noun of جَلَا (jalā, “to polish, to clear, to remove, to depart”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈlaː/
- Hyphenation: ci‧la
Noun
cila (definite accusative cilayı, plural cilalar)
- A mixture used to give shine to wooden, metallic, leather etc. objects; polish, luster.
- The state of having shine, lustre.
- (figuratively) A fake and deceptive appearance; varnish, false front.
- (figuratively) Unnecessarily or excessively showy appearance.
- (slang) A softer liquor drunk after a hard liquor.
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “جلا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 667
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “جلا”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 442
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “cila”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading