eskuwala

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === eskwala, iskwala — superseded, pre-2007 iskuwala — superseded, pre-2014 === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish escuadra. Doublet of eskuwadra, iskuwad, and iskuweyr. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeskuˈala/ [ʔɛsˈkwaː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ala Syllabification: es‧ku‧wa‧la === Noun === eskuwala (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜎ) carpenter's square; try square Synonym: eskuwadra act of testing the accuracy of a square work (by using a carpenter's square) Synonym: pag-eskuwala ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eskuwalado ==== Descendants ==== → Tausug: iskawala === Further reading === “eskuwala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 250