linlang

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Tagalog

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Etymology

Compare Hokkien 凌人 (lêng-lâng, to bully; to intimidate).

Pronunciation

Noun

linláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. trickery; fraud; deceit
    Synonyms: daya, pandaraya, lalang, paglilinlang, panlilinlang, panloloko, pandaraya

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Further reading

  • linlang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018