bilad

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”).

Verb

bílad

  1. (of a book) display, unfold, open

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪˈlad/ [bɪˈläd]
  • Hyphenation: bi‧lad

Adjective

bilad

  1. exposed to the air as to dry

Swedish

Participle

bilad

  1. past participle of bila

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəlaj (“spread out to dry in the sun”). Compare Cebuano bulad and Tausug buwad.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /biˈlad/ [bɪˈlad̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ad
  • Syllabification: bi‧lad

Adjective

bilád (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜇ᜔)

  1. exposed under the sun (usually for drying)
  2. (figurative) exposed for all to see; in the open

Derived terms

  • bilaran
  • binilad
  • ibilad
  • magbilad
  • nakabilad
  • pagbibilad
  • pagkabilad

Noun

bilád (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜇ᜔)

  1. act of exposing something under the sun
    Synonym: dangdang

See also

Further reading

  • “bilad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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