gilis

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See also: gilís and Ģīlis

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of gilid (“side”) +‎ hilis (“slant; diagonal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gilis (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔) (geometry, trigonometry, neologism)

  1. hypotenuse
    Synonym: ipotenusa

Further reading

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Volapük

Noun

gilis

  1. accusative plural of gil
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