makila
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
makila (plural makilas)
- A traditional Basque walking stick with a point or blade concealed in the pommel.
Anagrams
Basque
Etymology
Variant of makulu, from Latin baculum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /makila/ [ma.ki.la]
- IPA(key): (Southern) /makiʎa/ [ma.ki.ʎa]
- Rhymes: -ila, -a
- Rhymes: -iʎa, -a
- Hyphenation: ma‧ki‧la
Noun
makila inan
- A stick.
- A walking stick.
- (Labourdian, Lower Navarrese, Soule) A ruler.
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | makila | makila | makilak | makilok |
| ergative | makilak | makilak | makilek | makilok |
| dative | makilari | makilari | makilei | makiloi |
| genitive | makilaren | makilaren | makilen | makilon |
| comitative | makilarekin | makilarekin | makilekin | makilokin |
| causative | makilarengatik | makilarengatik | makilengatik | makilongatik |
| benefactive | makilarentzat | makilarentzat | makilentzat | makilontzat |
| instrumental | makilaz | makilaz | makilez | makilotaz |
| innesive | makilatan | makilan | makiletan | makilotan |
| locative | makilatako | makilako | makiletako | makilotako |
| allative | makilatara | makilara | makiletara | makilotara |
| terminative | makilataraino | makilaraino | makiletaraino | makilotaraino |
| directive | makilatarantz | makilarantz | makiletarantz | makilotarantz |
| destinative | makilatarako | makilarako | makiletarako | makilotarako |
| ablative | makilatatik | makilatik | makiletatik | makilotatik |
| partitive | makilarik | — | — | — |
| prolative | makilatzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “makila”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “makila”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Lingala makílá (“blood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ki.la/
Noun
makila m
- (slang) blood
- 2016 September 18, Ceelo Squad, “Tokyo (Freestyle)”[1]:
- Han, j'amasse les billets, les billets, pendant que les frangins font couler le makila
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 2017 May 9, Kalash Criminel, “Je ne comprends pas” (track 8), in Oyoki[2]:
- Kalash Criminel c'est le makila
On passe nos journée à esquiver les mbila- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- “makila”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Lingala
Noun
makílá class 6
Descendants
- → French: makila
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkila/ [maˈki.la]
- Rhymes: -ila
- Syllabification: ma‧ki‧la
Noun
makila f (plural makilas)
- makila: a traditional Basque walking stick with a point or blade concealed in the pommel