makila

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque makila.

Noun

makila (plural makilas)

  1. 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

  1. A stick.
  2. A walking stick.
  3. (Labourdian, Lower Navarrese, Soule) A ruler.

Declension

Declension of makila (inan a-stem)
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

  1. (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

Lingala

Noun

makílá class 6

  1. blood

Descendants

  • French: makila

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque makila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈkila/ [maˈki.la]
  • Rhymes: -ila
  • Syllabification: ma‧ki‧la

Noun

makila f (plural makilas)

  1. makila: a traditional Basque walking stick with a point or blade concealed in the pommel