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Latin
Noun
līnīs
- dative/ablative plural of līnum
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *linis (“clean”). Compare Bikol Central linig and Pangasinan linis.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /ˈlinis/ , (colloquial) /ˈlines/ (noun)
- IPA(key): /liˈnis/ , (colloquial) /liˈnes/ (adjective)
- Syllabification: li‧nis
Noun
linis (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔)
- cleanliness; cleanness
- Antonyms: dumi, kalat
- cleaning
- Synonym: paglilinis
Derived terms
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Adjective
linís (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔)
- cleaned of garbage, dirt, etc. (of a place)
- (accounting) net
Derived terms
Further reading
- “linis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018