bilo
English
Noun
bilo (plural bilos)Category:English lemmas#BILOCategory:English nouns#BILOCategory:English countable nouns#BILOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Anagrams
Category:en:Fiji#BILOAfar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈlo/ [bɪˈlɔ]Category:Afar terms with IPA pronunciation#BILO
- Hyphenation: bi‧lo
Noun
biló fCategory:Afar lemmas#BILOCategory:Afar nouns#BILOCategory:Afar entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Afar feminine nouns#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Declension
| Declension of biló | |||||||||||
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| absolutive | biló | ||||||||||
| predicative | biló | ||||||||||
| subjective | biló | ||||||||||
| genitive | biló | ||||||||||
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References
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “bilo”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
Participle
biloCategory:Czech non-lemma forms#BILOCategory:Czech participle forms#BILOCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
bilo (accusative singular bilon, plural biloj, accusative plural bilojn)Category:Esperanto lemmas#BILOCategory:Esperanto nouns#BILOCategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
- a bill of exchange by which the named person must pay a fixed amount to the person named
- a proposed law, bill
Synonyms
Further reading
- “bilo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “bilo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026
Kongo
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Kongo terms borrowed from French#BILOCategory:Kongo terms derived from French#BILO bureau.
Noun
biloCategory:Kongo lemmas#BILOCategory:Kongo nouns#BILOCategory:Kongo entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Lingala
Noun
biloCategory:Lingala lemmas#BILOCategory:Lingala nouns#BILOCategory:Lingala entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
bilo fCategory:Romanian non-lemma forms#BILOCategory:Romanian noun forms#BILOCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#BILOCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#BILO *bidlo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bîlo/Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation#BILO
- Hyphenation: bi‧lo
Noun
bȉlo n (Cyrillic spelling би̏ло)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#BILOCategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#BILOCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Serbo-Croatian neuter nouns#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Declension
References
- Čolović, Gvozden R. (1969), Vojna topografija, Beograd: Vojnogeografski institut
Etymology 2
From biti (literally “to be”).
Pronunciation
Participle
bílo (Cyrillic spelling би́ло)Category:Serbo-Croatian non-lemma forms#BILOCategory:Serbo-Croatian participle forms#BILOCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Particle
bílo (Cyrillic spelling би́ло)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#BILOCategory:Serbo-Croatian particles#BILOCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILOCategory:Requests for attention concerning Serbo-Croatian#BILO
- generalization particle used before another word to express indifference in regard to choice or to form a disjunctive adverbial; ever, any, whether, no matter (lit. be it this or that)
- Reci kad i kamo da dođem i doći ću - bilo kad, bilo gdje! ― Tell me when and where to come and I will - wherever, whenever!Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples#BILO
- Bilo danas, bilo sutra, u bilo koje doba dana. ― Tomorrow or today, no matter the time of day.Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples#BILO
- Bilo sutra sunčano ili kišno, moramo počistiti vrt. ― No matter if tomorrow is sunny or rainy, we have to clean up the garden.Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples#BILO
- Ići ćemo, bilo da ti se to sviđa ili ne! ― We are going, whether you like it or not!Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with usage examples#BILO
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bilɔ/, [ˈbilɔ]Category:Slovak 2-syllable words#BILOCategory:Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation#BILO
- Rhymes: -ilɔCategory:Rhymes:Slovak/ilɔ#BILOCategory:Rhymes:Slovak/ilɔ/2 syllables#BILO
- Hyphenation: bi‧lo
Verb
biloCategory:Slovak non-lemma forms#BILOCategory:Slovak verb forms#BILOCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
- inflection of biť:
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
biló (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#BILOCategory:Tagalog nouns#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#BILOCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
- cylindrical roll (of paper, cloth, etc.)
- pill; pill-shaped roll
- act of shaping or making something into a small, cylindrical roll
- Synonyms: rolyo, pagrorolyo, lulon, paglulon, paglululon
- (obsoleteCategory:Tagalog terms with obsolete senses#BILO) mixed with each other
Derived terms
Adjective
biló (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#BILOCategory:Tagalog adjectives#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#BILOCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Etymology 2
Possibly from HokkienCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Hokkien#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien#BILO either:
- 米粩 (bí-láu, “confection made from rice”), according to Manuel (1948).
- 米糯 (bí lō, literally “glutinous rice”), according to Chan-Yap (1980).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /biˈlo/ [bɪˈlo]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#BILO (“act of shaping into balls”, noun)
- IPA(key): /ˈbilo/ [ˈbiː.lo]Category:Tagalog 2-syllable words#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#BILO (“ball-shaped object”, noun)
- Syllabification: bi‧loCategory:Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation#BILO
Noun
biló (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#BILOCategory:Tagalog nouns#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#BILOCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
Derived terms
Noun
bilo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓ)Category:Tagalog lemmas#BILOCategory:Tagalog nouns#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#BILOCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#BILOCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#BILOCategory:Pages with entries#BILOCategory:Pages with 10 entries#BILO
- (obsoleteCategory:Tagalog terms with obsolete senses#BILO) any ball-shaped object (such as lumps of wax, lard, etc.)
See also
Further reading
- “bilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- “bilo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 137
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 17