Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
limlim. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
limlim, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
limlim in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
limlim you have here. The definition of the word
limlim will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
limlim, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *dəmdəm (“gloom, darkness; dark, overcast, gloomy”), *ləmləm (“dark, of weather; overcast”).
Pronunciation
Noun
limlím (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜎᜒᜋ᜔)
- sitting on eggs; brooding (of hens to hatch the eggs)
- Synonyms: halimlim, paghalimhim, yupyop, pagyupyop
- heat from a brooder; body warmth of a brooder
- Synonym: halimhim
- (by extension) incubation
- Synonym: ingkubasyon
- impending darkness (especially in the late afternoon)
- Synonyms: kulimlim, silim
- (obsolete) eclipse (especially a solar eclipse)
- Synonyms: eklipse, laho
Derived terms
Further reading