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English
Noun
lilim (plural lilims or lilim)
- Synonym of lilin
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lidəm (“dark in color or from the absence of light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlilim/,
- Hyphenation: li‧lim
Noun
lilim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜋ᜔)
- shade; shadow (especially made by objects such as trees, houses, mountains, etc.)
- Synonym: lilom
- shadow
- Synonym: anino
Derived terms
Further reading
- chapter LILIM, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018