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Pronunciation
Noun
hilahil (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜑᜒᜎ᜔)
- suffering; pain; hardship; distress
- Synonyms: hirap, pagtitiis, dusa
1838, Francisco Balagtas, Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya:Makaligtaan ko kayang 'di basahin, nagdaang panahon ng suyuan namin? Kaniyang pagsintang ginugol sa akin at pinuhunan kong pagod at hilahil?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- grief; deep sorrow
- Synonyms: hapis, lumbay, pighati, lungkot, dalamhati, kalumbayan, kapighatian, kalungkutan
- distress; anxiety; trouble
- Synonyms: ligalig, gulo, balisa, bagabag, pagkaligalig, kaguluhan, pagkabalisa, pagkabagabag
- vexation; annoyance; tribulation
- Synonyms: yamot, inis, pagkayamot, pagkainis
- (obsolete) anger due to having several affairs
Adjective
hilahíl (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜑᜒᜎ᜔)
- grievous; in deep sorrow
- Synonyms: nalulumbay, namimighati
- suffering for hardship or pain
- Synonyms: nagdurusa, nagtitiis
- in distress
- Synonyms: ligalig, balisa, bagabag