pahilis

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Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ hilis.

Pronunciation

Noun

pahilís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. (orthography) acute accent (used to indicate stress on a following syllable in Tagalog words)
    Synonym: agudo

Adjective

pahilís (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. slanting; oblique; diagonal
    Synonyms: hilis, hiris, hiwid

Further reading

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