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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *dakəlaq (“big; great”). Compare Pangasinan dakila, Bikol Central dakula, Tagbanwa dakula', Mansaka dakora, Maranao dakola', Western Bukidnon Manobo dekela' and Tausug dakula'. According to Potet (2016), also possibly a metathesis of Old Malay *dalika, from Sanskrit माण्डलिक (māṇḍalika, “chieftain, governor”). See Malay mandalika.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dakilà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃᜒᜎ)
- majestic; sublime; glorious
- Synonyms: marangal, bunyi, mahal
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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