dahil

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”) with metathesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdahil/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaʔil/ (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: da‧hil

Conjunction

dáhil (Basahan spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. because; just because
    Synonyms: huli, ta, porke

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧hil
  • IPA(key): /daˈhil/

Verb

dahíl (Badlit spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. to iron out

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a metathesis of Malay dalih (“reason; excuse”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dalih (“be the reason for an action”).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

dahil (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. because; since; for the reason that
    Synonyms: kasi, sapagkat

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Noun

dahil (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. cause; reason
    Synonyms: sanhi, katwiran, dahilan
  2. purpose; motive
    Synonyms: layon, layunin

Derived terms

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Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دخل (dahl, “connection, revenue”), from Arabic دَخْل (daḵl).

Pronunciation

Noun

dahil (definite accusative dahli, plural dahiller)

  1. involvement

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References

  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “دخل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 566
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dahil1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دخل”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 891
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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