alpil

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfil, from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), from Middle Persian pyl (/⁠pīl⁠/), from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 (/⁠pīru⁠/), orthographic borrowing of Sumerian 𒄠𒋛 (am-si /⁠amsi⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈpil/ [ʔɐlˈpɪl]
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: al‧pil

Noun

alpíl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜎ᜔) (chess)

  1. bishop (chess piece)
    Synonym: obispo

Coordinate terms

Chess pieces in Tagalog · mga piyesa sa ahedres (layout · text)
hari reyna tore obispo/alpil kabayo peon

Further reading

  • “alpil”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “alpil”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 24
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