islayd

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• islaid — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from English slide, from Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈlajd/ [ʔɪsˈlaɪ̯d̪]
• Rhymes: -ajd
• Syllabification: is‧layd

Noun

isláyd (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜎᜌ᜔ᜇ᜔)

1. slide (act of sliding)

   Synonyms: dausdos, pagdausdos, pagpapadulas

2. slide (item of play equipment)

   Synonym: padulasan

3. slide (slippery surface for someone to slide on)

   Synonyms: padausdusan, padulasan

4. slide (mechanism of a part which slides on or against a guide)
5. microscope slide
6. (photography) slide (transparent image for projecting)
7. (computing) slide (page of a computer presentation package)
8. (baseball) slide (dropping down and skidding into a base)

Derived terms

• pag-islayd
• umislayd

Further reading

• “islayd”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “islayd”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 569