Payl

file / archivenoun / related verb

Alternative meanings

file
archive
saved document
digital file
case file
data file
stored record
to file

Pronunciation

FILE

Root and affixes

Payl is a loanword from English file. In modern Cebuano it is especially used for digital files or saved documents.

Variants or conjugations

payl = file / archive / case file
payil = to file / put in a file, also pile depending on context
arkibo = archive / historical records / archives
dokumento = document
file = file, modern English form
irekord = register / record
ilista = list / register

Related words and expressions

dokumento = document
arkibo = archive / historical records
rekord = record / to record
lista = list / write down
kompyuter = computer
data = data
folder = folder

Meaning and usage notes

Use payl for a digital file or saved document. Use arkibo if you mean a historical archive, institution, repository, or collection of old documents.