kiling

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Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈliŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ling

Noun

kilíng (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. head tilt
    Synonym: taliling
  2. glance
    Synonym: salimbad

Derived terms

Ilocano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈliŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ling

Noun

kilíng

  1. common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪˈliŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ling

Noun

kilíng

  1. common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)
  2. mane of a horse

Pangasinan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧ling
  • IPA(key): /kiˈliŋ/,

Noun

kilíng

  1. common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

Noun

kilíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)
    Synonym: kawayan-kiling
  2. mane of a horse
  3. (obsolete) bilimbi tree
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiliŋ. Compare Tausug kīng.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiling (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. inclination towards one side
    Synonyms: baliling, paling
  2. act of turning to one side (of one's head or body)
    Synonyms: paling, pagpaling
  3. degree of inclination of a standing object
    Synonyms: hilig, pagkakahilig
  4. (figurative) partiality; bias
    Synonyms: panig, kampi, pagpanig, pagkampi
  5. Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope)
Derived terms
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Adjective

kilíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. inclined towards one side
    Synonyms: nakapaling, nakakiling, nakahilig
  2. (figurative) partial; biased; prejudiced

Further reading

  • “kiling”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “kiling”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiliŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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