ngilo

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Cebuano

FWOTD – 11 April 2017

Etymology

Sound suggested of shrillness. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋilu.

Pronunciation

Noun

ngilo

  1. the irritating feeling produced when hearing sounds like the screeching of tires, the grinding of teeth, and scraping on a chalkboard
    • 2007, Rey Jude P. Agana, The Role of Rumors in Informal Learning (Ph.D. dissertation), p. 30, Fig. 3.2:
      Medyo ngilo
      Medium rasping
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Verb

ngilo

  1. to feel irritated by such sounds

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *ŋilu. Compare Malay ngilu.

Pronunciation

Noun

ngiló (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜎᜓ) (medicine)

  1. tingling nerve pain felt on the edge of one's teeth
    Synonyms: pangingilo, dentera, yangasngas

Derived terms

Adjective

ngiló (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. feeling the tingling nerve pain on the edge of one's teeth (of a person)
    Synonym: nangingilo

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