kampanilya

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish campanilla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kampaˈniʎa/
  • Hyphenation: kam‧pa‧ni‧lya

Noun

kampanílya

  1. small bell
    Synonym: tiling-tiling

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: kam‧pa‧nil‧ya
  • IPA(key): /kampaˈnilja/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish campanilla, diminutive of campana. See kampana.

Noun

kampanilya

  1. a bell

Etymology 2

Named after its shape.

Noun

kampanilya

  1. yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia), a poisonous plant native throughout Mexico and in Central America, and cultivated widely as an ornamental
  2. any bell-shaped ornament
  3. any plant with bell-shaped flowers

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish campanilla (little bell). The plants were named after its bell-shaped flowers. Doublet of kampanela.

Pronunciation

Noun

kampanilya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. small bell
    Synonyms: kuliling, kampanita
  2. golden trumpet (Allamanda cathartica)
  3. yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia)

See also

Further reading

  • kampanilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018