(Sp. vela) Candle, taper, dip. Isá ka bílas. One candle. N.B. Compare: Isá ka métros-one metre; isá ka sántos-a saint, etc., the Sp. plural form being often used for the Visayan singular. (see béla, bíla, kandílà).
bilás
Hiligaynon
Brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Unlike "bayáw", the term "bilás" is strictly confined to the husbands and wives (not otherwise related to each other) of two (or more) sisters or brothers respectively. (see birás, bayáw).