regla

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula.

regla f (plural regles)

1. rule
2. ruling
3. ruler

• reglar

Borrowed from Spanish regla (“rule”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾeɡla/ [ˈɾeɡ.l̪a]

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• Hyphenation: reg‧la

régla (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)

1. (rare) ruler (for measurement)
2. (informal) period, menstruation

   Synonym: kaulangan

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈreɡ.ɡlə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈre.ɣla]

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Doublet of rella.

regla f (plural regles)

1. rule, ruling
2. period (menstruation)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

regla

1. inflection of reglar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Latin regula.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkla/
• Rhymes: -ɛkla

regla f (genitive singular reglu, nominative plural reglur)

1. rule
2. order (state of being well arranged)
3. order (religious or knightly organization, etc.)

• þumalputtaregla

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

regla f (plural reglas)

1. rule

• AEDLL

Borrowed from French régler. Doublet of regula.

a regla (third-person singular present reglează, past participle reglat) 1st conjugation

1. to set (e.g. a watch)
2. to adjust
3. to regulate

• regula
• regulă

• IPA^(key): /ˈreɡla/ [ˈre.ɣ̞la]

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• Rhymes: -eɡla
• Syllabification: re‧gla

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Compare Portuguese regra. Doublet of reja, which is inherited. Cognate with English rule.

regla f (plural reglas)

1. rule (regulation, norm)
2. ruler (measuring stick)
3. (colloquial) menstruation, period

   Tiene la regla. ― She's on her period.

regla

1. inflection of reglar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “regla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

regel (“bolt”) +‎ -a

regla (present reglar, preterite reglade, supine reglat, imperative regla)

1. to bolt, lock, to close with a latch (= regel)

• regling

• reglera

• regla in Svensk ordbok.

• Alger, alger, lager

Borrowed from Spanish regla.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾeɡla/ [ˈɾɛɡ.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɡla
• Syllabification: reg‧la

regla (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)

1. (colloquial) menstruation; period

   Synonyms: sapanahon, buwanang dalaw, (colloquial) mens

2. (colloquial) blood from menstruation
3. (literary) rule; regulation; policy

   Synonyms: tuntunin, patakaran, pasunod, reglamento

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