PILA
PILA is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
pila {1} how much, how many, to what extent.
Pila ka buuk ímung palitun?
How many are you going to buy?
{1a} how much does it cost.
Pila man ni?
How much does this cost?
{1b} -y pálad who knows.
Pilay pálad ug madátù ku, Who knows, I might get rich.
{2} = pipila.
{3} in phrases: {3a} ra gud its nothing, what does it amount to anyway?
Pila ra gud nà ug buut buhátun?
What does it amount to anyway if you put your heart into it?
{3b} may sugílun to make a long story short.
Pila may sugílun, si Binut nahímung magsusúlat ug nabantúgan, To make a long story short, Binot became a writer and became famous.
v [b6] consider s.t.
to be very little.
Gipilahan ka ba íni nga daghan kaáyu ni?
You think this isnt very much, when it is so much?
() {1} = tag-().
{2} = pila, 3a.
piláhay {1} only recently, not so long ago.
Piláhay pa tung naminyù si Buduy, Bodoy got married not so long ago.
{2} a few.
Piláhay na lang ang nanghibilin sa ámung buungun, Only a few of our pomelos are left.
{3} = pila, 3a.
ika- which [number] is it?
Ikapila na nà ka (nga) básu nang ímung giinum?
That makes how many glasses that you have drunk?
ka- {1} = pila, 3a.
{2} = maka-.
kapiláhay = piláhay, 1.
kapid-an a group of many.
Kapid-an na ka adlaw walà pa mahiulì ang amahan, For several days now, the father has not returned.
maka-, ka- how many times?
Makapila nímu hugási ning imbaw?
How many times did you wash these clams?
tag-() how much apiece?
Tagpíla man nang mansánas?
How much are those apples each?
tinag-v [a12] do s.t.
in lots or multiples.
Gitinagpila man nímug dala ang káhuy?
How many pieces of wood did you bring at one time?
piláun, pilahun, tagpilahun n the kind that cost how much.
Pilahun (tagpilahun) man tung íyang gipalit?
What kind (the kind costing how much) did he buy?
r-{1} several.
Human sa pipila ka úras, haúna, Take it out after a few hours.
{2} a few.
Pipila na lang ang nahibilin, Only a few are left.
Pila ka buuk ímung palitun?
How many are you going to buy?
{1a} how much does it cost.
Pila man ni?
How much does this cost?
{1b} -y pálad who knows.
Pilay pálad ug madátù ku, Who knows, I might get rich.
{2} = pipila.
{3} in phrases: {3a} ra gud its nothing, what does it amount to anyway?
Pila ra gud nà ug buut buhátun?
What does it amount to anyway if you put your heart into it?
{3b} may sugílun to make a long story short.
Pila may sugílun, si Binut nahímung magsusúlat ug nabantúgan, To make a long story short, Binot became a writer and became famous.
v [b6] consider s.t.
to be very little.
Gipilahan ka ba íni nga daghan kaáyu ni?
You think this isnt very much, when it is so much?
() {1} = tag-().
{2} = pila, 3a.
piláhay {1} only recently, not so long ago.
Piláhay pa tung naminyù si Buduy, Bodoy got married not so long ago.
{2} a few.
Piláhay na lang ang nanghibilin sa ámung buungun, Only a few of our pomelos are left.
{3} = pila, 3a.
ika- which [number] is it?
Ikapila na nà ka (nga) básu nang ímung giinum?
That makes how many glasses that you have drunk?
ka- {1} = pila, 3a.
{2} = maka-.
kapiláhay = piláhay, 1.
kapid-an a group of many.
Kapid-an na ka adlaw walà pa mahiulì ang amahan, For several days now, the father has not returned.
maka-, ka- how many times?
Makapila nímu hugási ning imbaw?
How many times did you wash these clams?
tag-() how much apiece?
Tagpíla man nang mansánas?
How much are those apples each?
tinag-v [a12] do s.t.
in lots or multiples.
Gitinagpila man nímug dala ang káhuy?
How many pieces of wood did you bring at one time?
piláun, pilahun, tagpilahun n the kind that cost how much.
Pilahun (tagpilahun) man tung íyang gipalit?
What kind (the kind costing how much) did he buy?
r-{1} several.
Human sa pipila ka úras, haúna, Take it out after a few hours.
{2} a few.
Pipila na lang ang nahibilin, Only a few are left.