eskuwela

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escuela.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧ku‧we‧la
  • IPA(key): /ʔeskuˈela/, [ʔesˈkwela]

Noun

eskuwela

  1. school; learning institute
  2. pupil; student
    Synonyms: estudiyante, paraadal

Derived terms

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish escuela, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, spare time, leisure), later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧ku‧we‧la
  • IPA(key): /ʔesˈkwela/, [ʔɪs̪ˈkwɪ.l̪ʌ]

Verb

eskuwela

  1. (dated) to go to school
  2. (dated) to school

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish escuela, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολεῖον (skholeîon), from σχολή (skholḗ, spare time, leisure), later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: es‧ku‧we‧la
  • IPA(key): /ʔeskuˈela/, [ʔesˈkwe.lɐ]

Noun

eskuwela

  1. school
    Synonyms: paaralan, eskuwelahan, iskul
  2. (dialectal, Marinduque) schoolchild; pupil
    Synonyms: mag-aaral, estudyante

Derived terms

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