kila

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kila"

English

Noun

kila (plural kilas)

1. Synonym of phurba (“Tibetan dagger”).

Anagrams

• kali, Lika, Kali, ilka, Kail, kail, laik, Laki, Akil

Amal

Numeral

kila

1. two

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gìd.

Verb

kila

1. to abstain

Cornish

Etymology 1

From kil (“recess”) +‎ -a

Verb

kila

1. to recede

Conjugation

Conjugation of kila

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present/future	kilav	kilydh	kil	kilyn	kilowgh	kilons	kilir
	preterite	kilis	kilsys	kilas	kilsyn	kilsowgh	kilsons	kilas
	imperfect	kilen	kiles	kila	kilen	kilewgh	kilens	kilys
	pluperfect	kilsen	kilses	kilsa	kilsen	kilsewgh	kilsens	kilsys
subjunctive	present/future	killiv	killi	killo	killyn	killowgh	killons	killer
	imperfect	killen	killes	killa	killen	killewgh	killens	killys
imperative		—	kil	kiles	kilyn	kilewgh	kilens	—
non-finites		present participle			verbal adjective
		ow kila			kilys

Etymology 2

From Middle Cornish gyle, from Proto-Brythonic *kilɨð, from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos. Compare Breton kile, Welsh cilydd.

Noun

kila m

1. companion

Usage notes

• Only found in the expression y gila and its derivatives.

Derived terms

• y gila (“the other, another”)
• an eyl y gila (“one another, mutual”)

See also

• ben (feminine equivalent)

Mutation

Mutation of kila

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
kila	gila	hila	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪla]

Noun

kila

1. inflection of kilo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Fijian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *kila, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gila (“wild, insane”).

Adjective

kila

1. wild animal

Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *kilala, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kilala, from Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize”). Cognate with Tagalog kilala (“known; recognition”).

Verb

kila

1. to know

Derived terms

• kilakila

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese aquele + Portuguese la. Cognate with Kabuverdianu ke-la.

Pronoun

kila

1. that

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.la/, [ˈti.lə]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tila (“mast, yardarm” – compare with Māori tira “mast, yard, upper sprit”, Rarotongan tira “ibid.”, Tahitian tira “ibid.”, Samoan tila “ibid., sprit”) from Proto-Oceanic *jila (“boom or yard of (triangular) sail”).

Noun

kila

1. high place

Verb

kila(stative)

1. strong, stout
2. bold

Derived terms

• kilakila (reduplicated form)
• mōkila (“majestic”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English seal.

Noun

kila

1. seal
2. brand

Verb

kila

1. (transitive) to seal
2. (stative) sealed

Further reading

• kila in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Lindu

Noun

kila

1. lightning

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi kila.

Verb

-kila (infinitive kokila)

1. to abstain from, to pass up
2. to observe a taboo

Derived terms

• bokili
• bokilisi
• ekila
• kilama
• kilisa
• kilola
• makilá

Mongo

Verb

kila

1. to abstain

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Masuria) IPA^(key): [ˈki.la]
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈki.la]
  • (Podlachia) IPA^(key): [ˈki.lʲa]
  • (Suwałki) IPA^(key): [ˈki.lʲa]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Kielce) IPA^(key): [ˈki.la]
  • (Western Kraków) IPA^(key): [ˈki.la]
  • (Lasovia) IPA^(key): [ˈki.la]
  • (Western Lublin) IPA^(key): [ˈki.lʲa]
  • (Eastern Lublin) IPA^(key): [ˈki.lʲa]
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈki.lʲa]

Determiner

kila

1. (Masuria, Near Masovian, Jagodne, Międzyrzec Podlaski, Łuków County, Podlachia, Tykocin, Suwałki, Augustów, Kielce, Western Kraków, Swoszowice, Zator, Biórków Wielki, Lasovia, Tarnobrzeg, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Tworyczów, Gdeszyn, Pisklaki, Przemyśl, Przeworsk, Rzeszów, San river) alternative form of kilka

Further reading

• Jan Karłowicz (1901), “kilka i kilku”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 353
• Aleksander Saloni (1899), “kila”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny‎^[2] (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 239
• Aleksander Saloni (1908), “kila”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne‎^[3] (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 335

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyla.

Noun

kȉla f (Cyrillic spelling ки̏ла)

1. (pathology) hernia

Declension

Declension of kila

	singular	plural
nominative	kila	kile
genitive	kile	kila
dative	kili	kilama
accusative	kilu	kile
vocative	kilo	kile
locative	kili	kilama
instrumental	kilom	kilama

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiɫa/

Noun

kila

1. genitive singular of kilo

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyla. First attested in the 16th century.

Noun

kíla f

1. (pathology) hernia

Related terms

• kilen

Further reading

• “kila”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic كل (kill), from Arabic كُلّ (kull).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Determiner

kila

1. each, every

Usage notes

Unlike an adjective, this word is placed before the noun and never inflected.

This word can take the singular Ma-class concords, as in kila la kheri.

See also

• lisilo

Swedish

Verb

kila (present kilar, preterite kilade, supine kilat, imperative kila)

2. to leave, especially in a hurry

   Jag måste kila, taxin väntar. ― I have to dash, the taxi is waiting.

4. to move (hurriedly) (to somewhere)

   Jag måste kila till affären! ― I gotta run to the store!

6. to scurry

   Jag såg en mus kila över golvet. ― I saw a mouse scurry across the floor.

7. (reflexive, often with fast) to wedge

   Den hade kilat sig fast

   It had wedged itself in (and gotten stuck)

Usage notes

• For sense 1 and 2: Usually denotes only a brisk or hurried walking pace at most, not actual running. Some times even less than that.
• For sense 3: In contrast to the above, it usually does imply hurried running.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kila (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kila		kilas
supine	kilat		kilats
imperative	kila		—
imper. plural1	kilen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kilar	kilade	kilas	kilades
ind. plural1	kila	kilade	kilas	kilades
subjunctive2	kile	kilade	kiles	kilades
present participle		kilande
past participle		kilad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• kila stadigt

See also

• kil (“wedge”)

References

• “kila”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “kila”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “kila”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈla/ [kɪˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ki‧la

Preposition

kilá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎ)

1. alternative form of kina