eskala

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escala (a stopover).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧ka‧la

Noun

eskala

  1. A short interruption in a journey; a stopover; a layover.

Verb

eskala

  1. To take a stopover or layover.
  2. To delay unnecessarily; to waste time by taking an unneeded stop.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • iskala

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escala.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧ka‧la
  • IPA(key): /ʔesˈkala/, [ʔɛsˈka.lɐ]

Noun

eskala

  1. scale; size; scope
  2. scale; level; step; degree
    Synonyms: antas, baitang
  3. scale; proportion (ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)
    Synonym: proporsiyon
  4. (music) scale
  5. scale (line or bar used to indicate measurement on rules and instruments)
  6. turning away from the regular route
    Synonyms: sinsay, pagsinsay, lihis, paglihis
  7. stop (in an itinerary, especially of a sea vessel)

Derived terms

  • eska-eskala
  • eskala asendente
  • eskala desendente
  • eskala kromatika
  • eskalahin
  • paeska-eskala
  • umeskala

Further reading

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