dakila

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *dakəlaq (“big; great”). Compare Pangasinan dakila, Bikol Central dakula, Tagbanwa dakula', Mansaka dakora, Maranao dakola', Western Bukidnon Manobo dekela' and Tausug dakula'. According to Potet (2016), also possibly a metathesis of Old Malay *dalika, from Sanskrit माण्डलिक (māṇḍalika, “chieftain, governor”). See Malay mandalika.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈkilaʔ/ [dɐˈxi.lɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ilaʔ
  • Syllabification: da‧ki‧la

Adjective

dakilà (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃᜒᜎ)

  1. majestic; sublime; glorious
    Synonyms: marangal, bunyi, mahal

Derived terms
  • dakilain
  • dakilain
  • darakila
  • dumakila
  • kadakilaan
  • magpadakila
  • padakilain

See also

Further reading
  • “dakila” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “dakila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 108
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 70
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