hilo

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See also: Hilo, hiló, and hilo-

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hilu. Compare Cebuano hilo.

Pronunciation

Noun

hílo (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓ) (Naga)

  1. poison
    Synonyms: hudong, lason
  2. toxin
    Synonym: rara

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hilu. Compare Bikol Central hilo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧lo
  • IPA(key): /hiˈlo/

Noun

hiló

  1. poison

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish hilo (thread, yarn), from Latin filum.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧lo
  • IPA(key): /ˈhilo/

Noun

hílo

  1. thread, yarn, string

Kapampangan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish hilo (thread, yarn), from Latin filum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhilo/
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lo

Noun

hilo

  1. thread; silk; twine; filament

Etymology 2

Compare Bikol Central hilo, Cebuano hilo and Tagalog hilo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪˈloʔ/
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lo

Noun

hilô

  1. poison; venom

Latin

Noun

hīlō

  1. dative/ablative singular of hīlum

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hīlum.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hi‧lo

Noun

hilo m (plural hilos)

  1. (botany) hilum

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈilo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ilo
  • Syllabification: hi‧lo

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish filo, from Latin fīlum. Doublet of filo. Although both were inherited, it is not fully certain why the two diverged and why filo, preserving the initial -f- from Old Spanish, took on the sense of “edge”, while hilo maintained that of “string, thread” (in line with the original Latin meaning).[1] Cognate with English file.

Noun

hilo m (plural hilos)

  1. thread, yarn, string
  2. linen
    Synonym: lino
  3. edge of something sharp
  4. crosshair, reticule
    Synonym: retículo
  5. (zoology) ellipsis of hilo de oro (type of stinging jellyfish, Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
  6. (Internet) thread (series of messages)
  7. helix
    Synonym: hélice
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Cebuano: hilo
  • Kapampangan: hilo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hilo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of hilar

Further reading

References

Swahili

Adjective

hilo

  1. Ji class inflected form of hiyo.

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hilu (poison).

Pronunciation

Noun

hilo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. dizziness; vertigo
    Synonyms: liyo, lula, pagkahilo, pagkaliyo, pagkalula

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

hiló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. dizzy; groggy
    Synonym: lula
  2. confused
    Synonym: lito

Further reading

  • hilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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