hilaga
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See also: Hilaga
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Brunei Malay iraga (“north”). Compare Tausug hilagaꞌ (“northwest wind”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hilagà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄ)
- north
- Synonym: norte
- Patungong hilaga ang mga manlalakbay.
- The travelers are going towards the north.
Coordinate terms
| hilagang kanluran norweste |
hilaga norte |
hilagang silangan nordeste |
| oksidente kanluran oeste |
|
oryente silangan este |
| salatan timog-kanluran |
sur timog |
timog-silangan |
Derived terms
- hilagaan
- Hilagang Agusan
- Hilagang Asya
- Hilagang Bituin
- Hilagang Camarines
- Hilagang Davao
- Hilagang Ilocos
- hilagang kanluran
- Hilagang Korea
- Hilagang Lanao
- Hilagang Mindanao
- Hilagang Samar
- hilagang silangan
- Hilagang Surigao
- Hilagang Zamboanga
- humilaga
- kahilagaan
- manghihilaga
- pahilaga
- pahilagang kanluran
- pahilagang silangan
- tagahilaga
Further reading
- “hilaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Gallego, Maria Kristina S. (2018) “Directional Systems in Philippine Languages”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 57, number 1, →ISSN, pages 63–100