bilin

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English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, and clearly reflecting New Latin, from Latin bīlis (“bile”). By surface analysis, bili- +‎ -in, although according to American Heritage Dictionary, bilin was back-formed from phycobilin (as opposed to phycobilin being derived from bilin as surface analysis suggests).

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Noun

bilin (plural bilins)

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  1. (biochemistry) Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.

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Hiligaynon

Noun

bilín

  1. remainder

Verb

bílin

  1. order, command

Hungarian

Etymology

bili +‎ -n

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bi‧lin

Noun

bilin

  1. superessive singular of bili

Icelandic

Noun

bilin

  1. definite nominative plural of bil
  2. definite accusative plural of bil

Karao

Noun

bilin

  1. counsel; advice; instruction

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bilin (“order, request, command; message; something left for another”). Compare Tausug bīn.

Pronunciation

Noun

bilin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. errand; something asked to be done
    Synonym: pagawa
  2. command; order
    Synonyms: utos, atas, orden, mando
  3. directions; instructions (given by someone leaving for a while)
  4. request; message
    Synonym: pakiusap
  5. counsel; advice
  6. last will and testament
  7. something left in another's charge
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Etymology 2

From elision of /h/ from bilhin.

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Verb

bilín (complete binili, progressive binibili, contemplative bibilin, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. Nonstandard form of bilhin.

Further reading

  • “bilin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bilin”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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