hilom

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihem with metathesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhilom/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔilom/ (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lom

Noun

hílom (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. secret
    Synonym: sekreto

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidem. Compare Bikol Central hilom, Tagalog lihim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhilom/
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lom

Adjective

hílom (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. secret; not overt
  2. silent; quiet
    Synonym: mingaw

Derived terms

Noun

hílom (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. secret
    Synonym: sekreto

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

hilom (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. healing of a wound
  2. closing up of an opening (as of cracks on the ground)
  3. nightfall
    Synonyms: silim, takipsilim

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

hilóm (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. healed; cicatrized
  2. closed up; filled up (as of cracks on the ground)

Further reading

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