hilaga
See also: Hilaga
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Brunei Malay iraga (“north”). Compare Tausug hilagaꞌ (“northwest wind”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈlaɡaʔ/ [hɪˈlaː.ɣɐʔ]
- Rhymes: -aɡaʔ
- Syllabification: hi‧la‧ga
- Homophone: Hilaga
Noun
hilagà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜄ)
- north
- Synonym: norte
- Patungong hilaga ang mga manlalakbay.
- The travelers are going towards the north.
Coordinate terms
compass points: [edit]
| hilagang-kanluran norweste |
hilaga norte |
hilagang-silangan nordeste |
| oksidente kanluran oeste |
oryente silangan este | |
| salatan timog-kanluran sudoeste |
sur timog |
timog-silangan sudeste |
Derived terms
- hilagaan
- Hilagang Agusan
- Hilagang Asya
- Hilagang Bituin
- Hilagang Camarines
- Hilagang Davao
- Hilagang Ilocos
- Hilagang Korea
- Hilagang Lanao
- Hilagang Mindanao
- Hilagang Samar
- Hilagang Surigao
- Hilagang Zamboanga
- hilagang-kanluran
- hilagang-silangan
- humilaga
- kahilagaan
- manghihilaga
- pahilaga
- pahilagang-kanluran
- pahilagang-silangan
- tagahilaga
Further reading
- “hilaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Gallego, Maria Kristina S. (2018) “Directional Systems in Philippine Languages”, in Oceanic Linguistics[1], volume 57, number 1, →ISSN, pages 63–100