# pila
## English
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

pila
* plural of pilum

### Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

#### Noun

pila (plural pilae)
* (art, archaeology) A mortar.

### Anagrams

* ALIP, Lipa, Pali, lipa, pail, pali, pali-, pial

## Aklanon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

### Pronoun

pila
* how many

## Basque
### Etymology 1

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

#### Alternative forms

* pilo (chiefly Biscayan)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Navarro-Lapurdian) /pila/ [pi.la]
* IPA: (Southern) /piʎa/ [pi.ʎa]
* Rhymes: -ila, -a
* Rhymes: -iʎa, -a
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

#### Noun

pila inan
* bunch, lot
    Synonym: mordo
* heap, pile

##### Derived terms

* pilaka (“in large quantities”)
* pilaketa (“accumulation”)
* pilatu (“to accumulate”)
* pilatzaile (“accumulator”)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish pila.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pila/ [pi.la]
* Rhymes: -ila, -a

#### Noun

pila inan
* battery

##### Declension
### Further reading

* “pila”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “pila”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Bikol Central
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilaq.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpilaʔ/ [ˈpi.l̪aʔ]
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

#### Noun

pilà (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)
* scar
    Synonym: piklat
* scab
    Synonym: kagan

##### Derived terms

* magpila
* makapila
* mapila
* mapilaan
* papila

##### See also

* lugad

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪a]
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

#### Noun

píla (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)
* line; queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.
    Synonym: linya

##### Derived terms

* magpila

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪a]
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

#### Noun

píla (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)
* (rare) battery (for flashlights)
    Synonym: bateriya

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈpi.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpi.la]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

#### Noun

pila f (plural piles)
* pile, stack, heap
** 2019, “Sento”, in Energia fosca, performed by El Petit de Cal Eril:On deu anar tota l'aigua del mar? / Piles d'objectes, tones de sal.Where should all the seawater go? / Heaps of objects, tonnes of salt.
* bunch, load
* battery
* (heraldry) pile

##### Derived terms

* pilera
* piló
* pilot

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”).

#### Noun

pila f (plural piles)
* a stone basin, especially a baptismal font
    Synonym: pica

##### Derived terms

* nom de pila

### Further reading

* “pila” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /piˈla/ [pɪˈl̪a]
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

#### Pronoun

pilá (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)
* how many?

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.l̪ɐ]
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

#### Noun

píla (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)
* queue
    Synonym: linya

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpɪla]

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila.

#### Noun

pila f
* saw

##### Related terms

* piliny f pl

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

pila
* inflection of pít:
** feminine singular past active participle
** neuter plural past active participle

### Further reading

* “pila”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “pila”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “pila”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish spil, from Middle Low German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognates include Estonian pila, Karelian pila. Doublet of peli.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpilɑ/, [ˈpilɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilɑ
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

### Noun

pila
* practical joke, jest, prank
    Synonym: kepponen
* (dated) Synonym of vitsi (“joke, jest”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pilani
pilani
accusative
nom.
pilani
pilani
gen.
pilani
genitive
pilani
pilojeni pilaini $^{rare}$
partitive
pilaani
pilojani
inessive
pilassani
piloissani
elative
pilastani
piloistani
illative
pilaani
piloihini
adessive
pilallani
piloillani
ablative
pilaltani
piloiltani
allative
pilalleni
piloilleni
essive
pilanani
piloinani
translative
pilakseni
piloikseni
abessive
pilattani
piloittani
instructive
comitative
—piloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pilasi
pilasi
accusative
nom.
pilasi
pilasi
gen.
pilasi
genitive
pilasi
pilojesi pilaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
pilaasi
pilojasi
inessive
pilassasi
piloissasi
elative
pilastasi
piloistasi
illative
pilaasi
piloihisi
adessive
pilallasi
piloillasi
ablative
pilaltasi
piloiltasi
allative
pilallesi
piloillesi
essive
pilanasi
piloinasi
translative
pilaksesi
piloiksesi
abessive
pilattasi
piloittasi
instructive
comitative
—piloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pilamme
pilamme
accusative
nom.
pilamme
pilamme
gen.
pilamme
genitive
pilamme
pilojemme pilaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
pilaamme
pilojamme
inessive
pilassamme
piloissamme
elative
pilastamme
piloistamme
illative
pilaamme
piloihimme
adessive
pilallamme
piloillamme
ablative
pilaltamme
piloiltamme
allative
pilallemme
piloillemme
essive
pilanamme
piloinamme
translative
pilaksemme
piloiksemme
abessive
pilattamme
piloittamme
instructive
comitative
—piloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pilanne
pilanne
accusative
nom.
pilanne
pilanne
gen.
pilanne
genitive
pilanne
pilojenne pilainne $^{rare}$
partitive
pilaanne
pilojanne
inessive
pilassanne
piloissanne
elative
pilastanne
piloistanne
illative
pilaanne
piloihinne
adessive
pilallanne
piloillanne
ablative
pilaltanne
piloiltanne
allative
pilallenne
piloillenne
essive
pilananne
piloinanne
translative
pilaksenne
piloiksenne
abessive
pilattanne
piloittanne
instructive
comitative
—piloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pilansa
pilansa
accusative
nom.
pilansa
pilansa
gen.
pilansa
genitive
pilansa
pilojensa pilainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
pilaansa
pilojaan pilojansa
inessive
pilassaan pilassansa
piloissaan piloissansa
elative
pilastaan pilastansa
piloistaan piloistansa
illative
pilaansa
piloihinsa
adessive
pilallaan pilallansa
piloillaan piloillansa
ablative
pilaltaan pilaltansa
piloiltaan piloiltansa
allative
pilalleen pilallensa
piloilleen piloillensa
essive
pilanaan pilanansa
piloinaan piloinansa
translative
pilakseen pilaksensa
piloikseen piloiksensa
abessive
pilattaan pilattansa
piloittaan piloittansa
instructive
comitative
—piloineen piloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* pilailla
* pilallinen
* pilari (“prank call”)
* tehdä pilaa
* aprillipila
* hirtehispila
* pilaesitys
* pilahinta
* pilajuttu
* pilakuva
* pilalaulu
* pilalehti
* pilanpuhuja
* pilanpäin
* pilanpäiten
* pilanteko
* pilapiirros
* pilapiirtäjä
* pilapuhe
* pilapuhelu
* pilasatu
* pilasoitto

### Further reading

* “pila”, 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 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Alpi, alpi, lipa

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pi.la/

### Verb

pila
* third-person singular past historic of piler

### Anagrams

* plia

## Garo
### Verb

pila
* to apply liquid to the body

## Hawaiian
### Noun

pila
* violin

## Higaonon
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

### Pronoun

pila
* how many

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpi.la/
* Rhymes: -ila
* Hyphenation: pì‧la

### Etymology 1

From Latin pīla (“pillar”).

#### Noun

pila f (plural pile)
* pile (all senses)
* (heraldry) pile (one of the standard geometric designs placed across the center of a coat of arms, such as a pale or fess)
* battery (electrical)
* torch / flashlight

##### Related terms

* pila atomica
* reattore nucleare
* reattore atomico

### Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“mortar”).

#### Noun

pila f (plural pile)
* basin

### Anagrams

* Alpi, alpi, pali

## Kankanaey
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Kankanaey) IPA: /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lʌ]
** IPA: (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /ˈpira/ [ˈpiː.rʌ]
* Rhymes: -ila, (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) -ira
* Syllabification: pi‧la

### Noun

píla
* rock

#### See also

* engat

### References

* Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “píla”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 361

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Piele. Compare Upper Sorbian pila and Polabian pailă.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpi.la/
* Rhymes: -ila
* Syllabification: pi‧la

### Noun

pila f
* goose (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae)
    Synonyms: gãs, bëka, wùlka, liwùszka, dërotka, todrotka, gãgawa, gãganica

### Further reading

* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “gęś”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “gęś”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “pila”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Khumi Chin
### Etymology

Related to Burmese ပုလင်း (pu.lang:).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pi˧.la˥/

### Noun

pila
* bottle

### References

* K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 73

## Ladino
### Alternative forms

* פילה (Hebrew orthography spelling)
** pile (Aki Yerushalayim and French orthography spelling used in Kosovo, North Macedonia, Old Yishuv of Jerusalem, West Bulgaria and Ruse)

### Etymology

From Latin pīla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpi.la]
* IPA: [ˈpi.læ], [ˈpi.lɛ], [ˈpi.le], [ˈpi.lə] (dialects with the reduction of final /a/)

### Noun

pila f (plural pilas)
* sink, washbasin
    Lávate las manos en la pila.Wash your hands in the sink.
* pile, heap
    Avía una pila de livros en la mesa.There was a pile of books on the table.

## Latin
### Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Italic *pistlā, from Proto-Indo-European *pis-tlo-, from *peys- (“to crush”), whence also pīlum (“pestle, pounder”), pīnsō (“to pound, crush”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpiː.la/, [ˈpiːɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

#### Noun

pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension
* mortar (used with a pestle)

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

##### Synonyms

* mortārium (implement for grinding):

##### Derived terms

* pīlārium (“the seat of a burial urn”)

##### Descendants

* Catalan: pica
* English: pile
* French: pile
* Friulian: pile
* Italian: pila, pilla
* Old Galician-Portuguese: pia
** Galician: pía
** Portuguese: pia
* Romanian: piuă
* Sicilian: pila
* Spanish: pila

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Italic *peilā, further etymology unknown. The Latin denominal pīlāre (“to fix firmly”) finds a parallel in Oscan ehpeílatasset (“[the stele] has been erected”, 3p pf. pass.).

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpiː.la/, [ˈpiːɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

#### Noun

pīla f (genitive pīlae); first declension
* pillar
* pier

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

##### Derived terms

* pīlātim
* pīlō
* pīlāre, pīlārium (“pillar”) (medieval)

##### Descendants

* Catalan: pila
* Italian: pila
* Old French: pile
** French: pile
** → English: pile
* Old Galician-Portuguese: pia
** Galician: pía
** Portuguese: pilha
* Sicilian: pila
* Spanish: pila

### Etymology 3

Likely same as Etymology 1.

#### Noun

pīla n pl
* nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pīlum

### Etymology 4

Likely from pilus (“hair”), thus originally meaning "bundle of hair".

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpɪɫ̪ä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpiːlä]

#### Noun

pila f (genitive pilae); first declension
* ball
* (figuratively) a game of ball
** c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 13:Persequi singulos longum est quorum aut latrunculi aut pila aut excoquendi in sole corporis cura consumpsere vitam.It would be tedious to mention all the different men who have spent the whole of their life over chess or ball or the practice of baking their bodies in the sun.
* globe, sphere

##### Declension

First-declension noun.

##### Derived terms

* pilāris
* pilārius (“juggler”)
* pilula

##### Descendants

* ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pilotta
** Old French: pelute
*** French: pelote
*** → Old Occitan: pelota
**** → Catalan: pilota
**** → Galician: pelota
**** → Portuguese: pelota
**** → Spanish: pelota
** Italian: pilotta, pillotta
* → Polish: piłka
* → Welsh: pêl

### References

* ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “pīnsō, -ere (> Derivatives > pīla)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 466-7
* ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “pīla”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

### Further reading

* “pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “pila”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* "pila", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
* pila in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co. (ambiguous) to throw down the javelins (pila) and fight with the sword: omissis pilis gladiis rem gerere
* “pila”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
* “pila”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

## Malagasy
### Etymology

Borrowed from French pile.

### Noun

pila
* battery

## Mansaka
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

### Pronoun

pila
* how many

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* pilen

### Noun

pila m or f
* definite feminine singular of pil

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* pilen

### Noun

pila f or m
* definite feminine singular of pil

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpi.lɐ/
* Homophone: pilha (Madeira)
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

#### Noun

pila f (plural pilas)
* (Portugal, slang) penis
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pénis

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

pila
* inflection of pilar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

From the name of a gaúcho politician, Raul Pilla.

#### Noun

pila m pl (plural only)
* (Rio Grande do Sul, slang) a unit of a current Brazilian currency; cash; real
    Me vê cinco pila de cacetinhosGive me 5 reais of bread

##### Usage notes

This is a singular-only word, therefore it is impossible for one to say "cinco pilas", rather one would say "cinco pila".

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila, from Old High German fil (“file”) (see modern German Feile).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pǐːla/
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

#### Noun

píla f (Cyrillic spelling пи́ла)
* (regional, Croatia) saw

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pila.

#### Participle

pila
* feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of pȉti

## Sicilian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpila/
* Hyphenation: pi‧la

### Etymology 1

From pilu, from Latin pilus.

#### Noun

pila m
* plural of pilu
* (plural only) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.
* (by extension) The collection or mass of slender outgrowths, filaments, or fibers growing or projecting from the surface of an object or organism.

##### Derived terms

* pila janchi
* pila nìguri
* pila russi
* pilazza
* piliceḍḍi
* piluzza

##### Related terms

* capiḍḍu
* gigghia
* peḍḍi
* pilusu
* supraggigghia
* tigna
* tignusu

### Etymology 2

From Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile, Italian pila, Spanish pila.

#### Noun

pila f (plural pili)
* small battery
    Coordinate term: battirìa
* pile, stack, heap, mound
    Synonym: munzeḍḍu
    Àju na pila di robbi di lavari e stirari. ― I have a pile/stack of clothes to wash and iron.
* money

### Etymology 3

From Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

#### Noun

pila f (plural pili)
* sink; washbasin

##### Related terms

* lavàrisi nnâ pila
* scifu
* vâ caca nnâ pila!

## Slovak
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈpila]

### Participle

pila
* feminine singular l-participle of piť

## Slovene
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pila, a borrowing from Old High German fila. See modern German Feile.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pìːla/

#### Noun

píla f
* file (abrasive tool)

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pila.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /píːla/

#### Participle

pȋla
* feminine singular / neuter plural l-participle of píti

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpila/ [ˈpi.la]
* Rhymes: -ila
* Syllabification: pi‧la

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pīla (“pillar”). Compare French pile.

#### Noun

pila f (plural pilas)
* small battery
    Coordinate term: batería
* pile, stack, heap, mound
    Synonym: montón
    Tengo una pila de papeles encima de la mesa con órdenes de trabajo.I have a stack of papers on my desk with work orders.
* (colloquial) a lot
    Synonym: montón
    una pila de cosas ― a bunch of stuff
* (heraldry) pile

##### Usage notes

* pila is used for small, cylindrical batteries (some are straight), type AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D, N, 9V. And the batería for rectangular and large rechargeable batteries, like in smartphones, laptops, e-scooters, electric cars. Although the pilas can also be rechargeable.

##### Derived terms

* apilar
* pila de combustible
* pila de hidrógeno
* pilón
* ponerse las pilas

##### Descendants

* → Bikol Central: pila

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin pīla (“mortar”). Compare Portuguese pia, Catalan pica.

#### Noun

pila f (plural pilas)
* sink; washbasin
    Hyponym: fregadero
* font, baptismal font
    Synonym: pila bautismal

##### Derived terms

* nombre de pila (“given name”)
* padre de pila
* pila bautismal
* pileta
* pilón

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

pila
* inflection of pilar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Etymology

From the noun pil (“dart, arrow”).

### Verb

pila (present pilar, preterite pilade, supine pilat, imperative pila)
* (dated) to dart; to run quickly, to shoot rapidly and energetically along

#### Conjugation

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

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ila
* Syllabification: pi‧la

#### Noun

pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)
* clay for making earthenware
    Synonyms: luwad, lupang-lagkit

##### Related terms

* Pila

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish fila (“line”), from French file (“line”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ila
* Syllabification: pi‧la

#### Noun

pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)
* line; file
* queue; line of persons, vehicles, etc.

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish pila (“small battery”), from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpila/ [ˈpiː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ila
* Syllabification: pi‧la

#### Noun

pila (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ)
* small electric battery

#### See also

* baterya

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /piˈla/ [pɪˈla]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: pi‧la

#### Adjective

pilá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎ) (obsolete)
* broken off (as the handle of a jug, neck of a bottle, etc.)
    Synonyms: pingas, bila
* chipped off (as the edge rim of crockery, etc.)

### Further reading

* “pila”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “pila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
** page 246: “Deſportillar) Pila (pc) S. la vaſija”
** page 482: “Piedra) Pila (pp) blanda de que ſe hazen los edifiçios en Manila y de aqui llaman Pila aun pueblo que ay en la laguna por ſer alli todo el ſuelo della”
** page 572: “Tierra) Pila (pp) algodura y ſies piedra es muy blanda”

### Anagrams

* lipa, Lipa, pali, lapi, ilap

## Tausug
### Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

### Pronunciation

* (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA: /pila/ [pɪˈla]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: pi‧la

### Pronoun

pila (Sulat Sūg spelling فِلَ)
* how many

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈpɪla/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈpiːla/, /ˈpɪla/
* Rhymes: -ɪla

### Noun

pila m (plural pilaon)
* finch
    Synonyms: pinc, llinos

### Mutation

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