kilala

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧la‧la

Noun

kilala

1. the good luck plant or ti (Cordyline fruticosa)

Anagrams

• lalaki

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize, be acquainted with”).

Verb

kilala

1. to know (someone)

Maranao

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize, be acquainted with”).

Verb

kilala

1. to recognize

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• qilala, quilala — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kilala (“to know, recognize, be acquainted with”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kilaˈla/ [kɪ.lɐˈla] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /kiˈlala/ [kɪˈla.lɐ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ki‧la‧la

Adjective

kilalá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜎ)

1. known; familiar (personally by someone)

   Synonym: nakikilala

2. famous; popular; known

   Synonyms: tanyag, bantog, popular, litaw

Noun

kilala (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜎ)

1. act of knowing or recognizing someone or something

   Synonym: pagkilala

2. person with whom one is acquainted; acquaintance

   Synonym: kakilala

3. recognition; acknowledgement (of another's right)

   Synonym: pagpapahalaga

4. acquaintance between people

   Synonym: pagkikilala

5. personal knowledge (about someone)

   Synonym: pagkakilala

Derived terms

• di napakikilala
• di-kilala
• ikinagagalak kitang makilala
• ipakilala
• kakilala
• kilalanin
• kilalang-kilala
• kilanlan
• kilanlin
• kinilala
• kumilala
• kumilala ng utang-na-loob
• magkilala
• magpakilala
• mahirap makilala
• makilala
• makilala sa pangalan lamang
• mangilala
• mapagkikilanlan
• matagal nang kinikilala
• pagkakakilala
• pagkakakilanlan
• pagkakilala
• pagkakilanlan
• pagkikilala
• pagkilala
• pagpapakilala
• pangingilala
• tagapagpakilala