supla

See also: supła

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish soplar and Portuguese soprar and Kabuverdianu sopra.

Verb

supla

1. to blow

Spanish

Verb

supla

1. inflection of suplir:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sopla

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish soplar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /suˈpla/ [sʊˈpla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: su‧pla

Noun

suplá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜉ᜔ᜎ)

1. act of puffing cigar smoke to the navel of a child (to relieve them of stomach gas)
2. game where someone blows a playing piece, usually a cashew seed, to the it; also the act of blowing such piece in such game
3. act of blowing on a blowgun
4. (colloquial) act of directly countering something someone has said

Derived terms

• ipasupla
• manupla
• pagsupla
• suplahin

 

Further reading

• “supla” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021