Pila

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Bill.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.la/, [ˈpi.lə]

Proper noun[edit]

Pila

  1. a male given name from English
  2. a diminutive of the male given name William, from English

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Pila occurs in 19th-century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 19 men.