sila

• IPA^(key): /silə/
• Hyphenation: si‧la

From Malay sila or Old Javanese śīla, from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, morality”).

sila (Balinese script ᬲᬶᬮ)

1. cross-legged seating position

From Old Javanese śīla, from Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, morality”). Cognate of Indonesian sila (“rule, conduct, custom”).

sila (Balinese script ᬰᬶᬮ)

1. conduct

From Old Javanese śilā (“stone”), from Sanskrit शिला (śilā, “stone”).

sila (Balinese script ᬰᬶᬮᬵ)

1. stone

• “sila”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-cíd.

sila

1. to end, finish

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *si-ida, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ida.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsila/ [ˈs̪i.l̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: si‧la

sila (Badlit spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)

1. they
2. them

• alis, lisa

• sela (part)

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪla]

sila

1. inflection of silo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

sila

1. inflection of sít:
   1. feminine singular past active participle
   2. neuter plural past active participle

sila

1. maize, corn

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

Borrowed from Old Swedish sili.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilɑ/, [ˈs̠ilɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ilɑ
• Syllabification^(key): si‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧la

sila

1. (sometimes in the plural) harness saddle (part of a horse harness; a band passing over the horse's back, often with pads, that support the weight of a vehicle, possibly including the fittings used to attach it to a shaft, etc.)

   Synonyms: selustin, setolkka, tekkeli

   Hypernym: valjaat

   1. (strictly) the harness saddle including the fittings used to attach it to a shaft, etc.
2. (in the plural) synonym of silavaljaat (“a collar-and-hames harness”)

• “silat”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 12 December 2025

• -lias, lasi, sali

sila

1. third-person singular past historic of siler

• ails, lias, Lisa, sali

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

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /sila/, [sɪ.la]

sila

1. weather
2. world
3. consciousness, intellect

• IPA^(key): /sí.làː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sɪ́.làː]

silā̀ f (possessed form silàr̃)

1. cause

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *si-ida, from Proto-Austronesian *(si-)ida.

sila

1. they, them

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsila/ [ˈsi.la]
• Rhymes: -ila
• Syllabification: si‧la

sila (plural sila-sila)

1. moral principle

   Synonyms: dasar, adab, akhlak, moral

sila

1. to sit cross-legged

   Synonyms: bersila, duduk sila

• sela

sila

1. (uncommon) please, used as an affirmative to an offer or a request

   Synonym: (more common) silakan

• silah

• “sila”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

sila

1. Latin spelling of ᓯᓚ (sila)

siḷa

sila

1. air, atmosphere, weather

   Silagiktuq.

   The weather is nice.

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà.

sîla

1. tail

sila m

1. genitive singular of sils

Borrowed from Bangi sila.

-sila (infinitive kosila)

1. to end, finish

silâ

1. fish

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

• IPA^(key): /si.la/
• Rhymes: -ila
• Homophones: sila, śila, śilā, śīla
• Hyphenation: si‧la

sila

1. to sit cross-legged

• Javanese: sila (“(to sit) cross-legged”)
• → Balinese: sila (“(to sit) cross-legged”)

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

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

• IPA^(key): /sîla/
• Hyphenation: si‧la

sȉla f (Cyrillic spelling си̏ла)

1. force
2. strength
3. power
4. violence

   Neka sila bude s tobom. ― May the Force be with you. (Star Wars)

• sȋlan
• silòvit

• snaga

• “sila”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

From Proto-Slavic *sila, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *séiˀlāˀ. First attested in the 16th century.

• IPA^(key): /sìːla/

síla f

1. force (anything that is able to make a big changes in person or thing)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	síla
gen. sing.	síle
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	síla	síli	síle
genitive (rodȋlnik)	síle	síl	síl
dative (dajȃlnik)	síli	sílama	sílam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	sílo	síli	síle
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	síli	sílah	sílah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	sílo	sílama	sílami

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

sila

1. romanization of 𒋻 (sila)

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

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

silá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)

1. they
2. (polite) you (singular or plural)

• The third-person plural sila is used instead of ikaw, ka, or kayo when respectfully addressing individuals with whom the speaker maintains social distance, such as strangers, distant family members, or people of higher status. The second person pulural/polite kayo, however, convey politeness and can be used with both familiar and unfamiliar individuals.

• sila-sila

silá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)

1. (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.

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

silà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ)

1. attack of a predatory animal on its animal prey

Compare Kapampangan sila (“seated with crossed legs”), Malay sila (“sit cross-legged”), Javanese ꦱꦶꦭ (sila, “cross-legged”), and Old Javanese sila (“sit politely (on the ground) in the "sila" position, i.e. with the legs crossed, tailor-fashion”). See also Sanskrit शील (śīla, “conduct, disposition, nature, tendency”).

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

silà (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ) (obsolete)

1. cross-legged sit

• “sila”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

• sali, lisa, alis, isla

-síla

1. to brew
2. to grind

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