# sila
## Balinese
### Romanization

sila
* Romanization of ᬲᬶᬮ
* Romanization of ᬰᬶᬮ
* Romanization of ᬰᬶᬮᬵ

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: si‧la

### Pronoun

sila
* they
* them

### Anagrams

* alis, lisa

## Czech
### Alternative forms

* sela (part)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɪla]

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

sila
* inflection of silo:
** genitive singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative plural

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

sila
* inflection of sít:
** feminine singular past active participle
** neuter plural past active participle

## Fijian
### Noun

sila
* maize, corn

### References

* Gatty, Ronald (2009) “bitu”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 229

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish sili.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsilɑ/, [ˈs̠ilɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilɑ
* Hyphenation: si‧la

### Noun

sila
* (usually in the plural) harness saddle

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silani
silani
accusative
nom.
silani
silani
gen.
silani
genitive
silani
silojeni silaini $^{rare}$
partitive
silaani
silojani
inessive
silassani
siloissani
elative
silastani
siloistani
illative
silaani
siloihini
adessive
silallani
siloillani
ablative
silaltani
siloiltani
allative
silalleni
siloilleni
essive
silanani
siloinani
translative
silakseni
siloikseni
abessive
silattani
siloittani
instructive
comitative
—siloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silasi
silasi
accusative
nom.
silasi
silasi
gen.
silasi
genitive
silasi
silojesi silaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
silaasi
silojasi
inessive
silassasi
siloissasi
elative
silastasi
siloistasi
illative
silaasi
siloihisi
adessive
silallasi
siloillasi
ablative
silaltasi
siloiltasi
allative
silallesi
siloillesi
essive
silanasi
siloinasi
translative
silaksesi
siloiksesi
abessive
silattasi
siloittasi
instructive
comitative
—siloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silamme
silamme
accusative
nom.
silamme
silamme
gen.
silamme
genitive
silamme
silojemme silaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
silaamme
silojamme
inessive
silassamme
siloissamme
elative
silastamme
siloistamme
illative
silaamme
siloihimme
adessive
silallamme
siloillamme
ablative
silaltamme
siloiltamme
allative
silallemme
siloillemme
essive
silanamme
siloinamme
translative
silaksemme
siloiksemme
abessive
silattamme
siloittamme
instructive
comitative
—siloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silanne
silanne
accusative
nom.
silanne
silanne
gen.
silanne
genitive
silanne
silojenne silainne $^{rare}$
partitive
silaanne
silojanne
inessive
silassanne
siloissanne
elative
silastanne
siloistanne
illative
silaanne
siloihinne
adessive
silallanne
siloillanne
ablative
silaltanne
siloiltanne
allative
silallenne
siloillenne
essive
silananne
siloinanne
translative
silaksenne
siloiksenne
abessive
silattanne
siloittanne
instructive
comitative
—siloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
silansa
silansa
accusative
nom.
silansa
silansa
gen.
silansa
genitive
silansa
silojensa silainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
silaansa
silojaan silojansa
inessive
silassaan silassansa
siloissaan siloissansa
elative
silastaan silastansa
siloistaan siloistansa
illative
silaansa
siloihinsa
adessive
silallaan silallansa
siloillaan siloillansa
ablative
silaltaan silaltansa
siloiltaan siloiltansa
allative
silalleen silallensa
siloilleen siloillensa
essive
silanaan silanansa
siloinaan siloinansa
translative
silakseen silaksensa
siloikseen siloiksensa
abessive
silattaan silattansa
siloittaan siloittansa
instructive
comitative
—siloineen siloinensa :

#### Synonyms

* selustin
* setolkka

#### Hypernyms

* valjaat

#### Derived terms

* silankaari
* silarengas
* silavaljaat

### Further reading

* “sila”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-12-01

### Anagrams

* -lias, lasi, sali

## French
### Verb

sila
* third-person singular past historic of siler

### Anagrams

* ails, lias, Lisa, sali

## Greenlandic
### Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *cila (“universe, atmosphere, weather, outside world”), from Proto-Eskimo *cǝla (“universe, atmosphere, weather”). Compare silaannaq (“atmosphere, air”).

### Pronunciation

* (Nuuk) IPA: /sila/, [sɪ.la]

### Noun

sila
* weather
* world
* consciousness, intellect

#### Declension
## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sí.làː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [sɪ́.làː]

### Noun

silā̀ f (possessed form silàr̃)
* cause

## Hiligaynon
### Pronoun

sila
* they

### See also
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay sila, from Classical Malay sila, from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, beauty, form, virtue”). Doublet of selak.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsila]
* Hyphenation: si‧la

### Noun

sila
* moral principle.
    Synonyms: dasar, adab, akhlak, moral

#### Related terms

* susila

### Verb

sila
* to sit cross-legged

#### Alternative forms

* sela

#### Derived terms

* bersila
* menyilakan

### Verb

sila
* please, used as an affirmative to an offer or a request

#### Alternative forms

* silah

#### Derived terms

* mempersilakan
* menyilakan
* silakan
* tersila

### Further reading

* “sila” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Inuktitut
### Noun

sila
* Latin spelling of ᓯᓚ (sila)

## Inupiaq
### Alternative forms

siḷa

### Noun

sila
* air, atmosphere, weather
    Silagiktuq.
       The weather is nice.

## Lala (South Africa)
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà.

### Noun

sîla
* tail

## Latvian
### Noun

sila m
* genitive singular of sils

## Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
### Noun

silâ
* fish

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, morality”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /si.la/
* Rhymes: -la
* Homophones: sila, śila, śilā, śīla
* Hyphenation: si‧la

### Verb

sila
* to sit cross-legged

#### Derived terms

* asila
* masila
* pasila
* pasilan
* sinilan
* anĕmpal sila
* aṅgiwaṅ sila

#### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦱꦶꦭ (sila, “(to sit) cross-legged”)
* → Balinese: ᬲᬶᬮ (sila, “(to sit) cross-legged”)

### Further reading

* "sila" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sîla/
* Hyphenation: si‧la

### Noun

sȉla f (Cyrillic spelling си̏ла)
* force
* strength
* power
* violence
    Neka sila bude s tobom. ― May the Force be with you. (Star Wars)

#### Derived terms

* sȋlan
* silòvit

#### Related terms

* snaga

### References

* “sila”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sìːla/

### Noun

síla f
* force (anything that is able to make a big changes in person or thing)

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “sila”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
* “sila”, in Termania, Amebis
* See also the general references

## Sumerian
### Romanization

sila
* Romanization of 𒋻 (sila)

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *si-ida, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ida. Compare Bikol Central sinda, Cebuano sila, Chamorro siha, Hiligaynon sila, Inonhan sanda, Malay sida, Maranao siran, Ratagnon sanda, Tetum sira, West Albay Bikol sinra, Yami sira, and Yogad sira.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /siˈla/ [sɪˈla]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: si‧la

#### Pronoun

silá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)
* they

##### Derived terms

* sila-sila

##### See also

| Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
| First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
| First | dual$^1$ | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata |
| First | plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin |
| First | plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin |
| First & Second | singular | kita$^2$ | kita$^2$ | |
| Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
| Second | plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo |
| Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
| Third | plural | sila | nila | kanila |
| $^1$ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog. $^2$ Replaces ko ikaw. |||||

#### Article

silá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)
* (colloquial) plural direct marker placed before names or terms of address of people
    Synonym: sina
    Nandiyan na sila Pedro at Juan. ― Pedro and Juan is already there.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈsilaʔ/ [ˈsiː.lɐʔ]
* Rhymes: -ilaʔ
* Syllabification: si‧la

#### Noun

silà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)
* attack of a predatory animal on its animal prey

##### Derived terms

* manila
* maninila
* paninila
* silain
* sumila

### Anagrams

* sali, lisa, alis, isla

## Xhosa
### Verb

-síla
* to brew
* to grind

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.