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Asi
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *lihim, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihim.
Noun
lihim
- secret
Adjective
lihim
- transparent
Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog lihim, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlihim/,
- Hyphenation: li‧him
Noun
líhim
- secret
Adjective
líhim
- secret
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihim. Compare Asi lihim, Bikol Central hilom, Cebuano hilom, and Central Melanau lim.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈhim/, (sense "secretive" only)
- Hyphenation: li‧him
Noun
lihim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜑᜒᜋ᜔)
- secret
- Synonym: sekreto
- mystery
- Synonyms: hiwaga, kahiwagaan, misteryo
- keeping of a secret
- Synonym: paglilihim
Derived terms
Adjective
lihim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜑᜒᜋ᜔)
- secret
- Synonym: sekreto
- hidden; kept from sight
- Synonyms: tago, nakatago, kubli, nakakubli
Adjective
lihím (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜑᜒᜋ᜔)
- secretive
- Synonyms: malihim, di-mapagtapat
Further reading
- “lihim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*lihim”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary