anilyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish anillo, from Old Spanish aniello, from Latin ānellus (“little ring”), from ānulus, diminutive of ānus (“ring”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈniljo/ [ʔɐˈn̪il.jo]
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Syllabification: a‧nil‧yo

Noun

anilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. metal ring or band
    Synonym: argolya
    anilyo ng kortina ― curtain ring
  2. (uncommon) ring
    Synonym: singsing
  3. (construction) stirrup (bent rebar wrapped around main rebars)

Derived terms

  • anilyuhan

Further reading

  • “anilyo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “anilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 36
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