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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihem with metathesis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhilom/
- IPA(key): /ˈʔilom/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: hi‧lom
Noun
hílom (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)
- 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)
- secret; not overt
- silent; quiet
- Synonym: mingaw
Derived terms
Noun
hílom (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)
- secret
- Synonym: sekreto
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
hilom (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)
- healing of a wound
- closing up of an opening (as of cracks on the ground)
- nightfall
- Synonyms: silim, takipsilim
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
hilóm (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)
- healed; cicatrized
- closed up; filled up (as of cracks on the ground)
Further reading
- “hilom”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018