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Cebuano
Verb
hilam
- alternative form of hikam
Quotations
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Surigaonon
Noun
hilam
- mosquito
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
hilam (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜋ᜔)
- skin blemish or livid spot (especially on the face)
- Synonym: balat
- smarting or stinging pain in the eyes (due to soap, foam, lye, etc.)
- Synonym: silam
- turbidity; muddiness (of liquid)
- Synonym: kalabusawan
- dimness or bleariness of sight (due to smoke, tears, etc.)
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
hilám (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜋ᜔)
- smarting in the eyes (due to soap, foam, lye, etc.)
- blurred; bleary (of one's eyes)
- Synonym: kulabo
Further reading
- “hilam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
Tausug
Noun
hilam
- mosquito
Derived terms