sila

Balinese

Romanization

sila

1. Romanization of ᬲᬶᬮ
2. Romanization of ᬰᬶᬮ
3. Romanization of ᬰᬶᬮᬵ

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧la

Pronoun

sila

1. they
2. them

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:sila.

Anagrams

• alis, lisa

Czech

Alternative forms

• sela (part)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

Noun

sila

1. inflection of silo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Etymology 2

Participle

sila

1. inflection of sít:
   1. feminine singular past active participle
   2. neuter plural past active participle

Fijian

Noun

sila

1. maize, corn

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009) “bitu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 229

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish sili.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ilɑ
• Syllabification^(key): si‧la

Noun

sila

1. (usually in the plural) harness saddle

Declension

Synonyms

• selustin
• setolkka

Hypernyms

• valjaat

Derived terms

Further reading

• “sila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-12-01

Anagrams

• -lias, lasi, sali

French

Verb

sila

1. third-person singular past historic of siler

Anagrams

• ails, lias, Lisa, sali

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *cila (“universe, atmosphere, weather, outside world”), from Proto-Eskimo *cǝla (“universe, atmosphere, weather”). Compare silaannaq (“atmosphere, air”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /sila/,

Noun

sila

1. weather
2. world
3. consciousness, intellect

Declension

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sí.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

silā̀ f (possessed form silàr̃)

1. cause

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

sila

1. they

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sila, from Classical Malay sila, from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, beauty, form, virtue”). Doublet of selak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: si‧la

Noun

sila

1. moral principle.

   Synonyms: dasar, adab, akhlak, moral

Related terms

Verb

sila

1. to sit cross-legged

Alternative forms

• sela

Derived terms

Verb

sila

1. please, used as an affirmative to an offer or a request

Alternative forms

• silah

Derived terms

Further reading

• “sila” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Inuktitut

Noun

sila

1. Latin spelling of ᓯᓚ (sila)

Inupiaq

Alternative forms

siḷa

Noun

sila

1. air, atmosphere, weather

   Silagiktuq.

   The weather is nice.

Lala (South Africa)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà.

Noun

sîla

1. tail

Latvian

Noun

sila m

1. genitive singular of sils

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish chwila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Syllabification: si‧la

Noun

sila f (diminutive siułkä)

1. instant, moment (very short period of time)
2. (chiefly in the plural) instant, moment (period of time)

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “chwila”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 319-320

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Noun

silâ

1. fish

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, morality”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.la/
• Rhymes: -la
• Homophones: sila, śila, śilā, śīla
• Hyphenation: si‧la

Verb

sila

1. to sit cross-legged

Derived terms

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦱꦶꦭ (sila, “(to sit) cross-legged”)
• → Balinese: ᬲᬶᬮ (sila, “(to sit) cross-legged”)

Further reading

• "sila" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

sila

Wikipedia ^sh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sîla/
• Hyphenation: si‧la

Noun

sȉla f (Cyrillic spelling си̏ла)

1. force
2. strength
3. power
4. violence

   Neka sila bude s tobom. ― May the Force be with you. (Star Wars)

Declension

Derived terms

• sȋlan
• silòvit

Related terms

• snaga

References

• “sila” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

sila

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sìːla/

Noun

síla f

1. force (anything that is able to make a big changes in person or thing)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Further reading

• “sila”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “sila”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Sumerian

Romanization

sila

1. Romanization of 𒋻 (sila)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *si-ida, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ida. Compare Bikol Central sinda, Cebuano sila, Chamorro siha, Hiligaynon sila, Inonhan sanda, Malay sida, Maranao siran, Ratagnon sanda, Tetum sira, West Albay Bikol sinra, Yami sira, and Yogad sira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈla/,
• Hyphenation: si‧la

Pronoun

silá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)

1. they

Derived terms

• sila-sila

See also

Article

silá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)

1. (colloquial) plural direct marker placed before names or terms of address of people

   Synonym: sina

   Nandiyan na sila Pedro at Juan. ― Pedro and Juan is already there.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilaʔ/,
• Hyphenation: si‧la

Noun

silà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)

1. attack of a predatory animal on its animal prey

Derived terms

Xhosa

Verb

-síla

1. to brew
2. to grind

Inflection

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