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Cebuano
Etymology
Sound suggested of shrillness. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋilu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ngilo
- 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:
Verb
ngilo
- to feel irritated by such sounds
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *ŋilu. Compare Malay ngilu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ngiló (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜎᜓ) (medicine)
- nerve pain felt on the edge of the tooth
- Synonyms: pangingilo, dentera, yangasngas
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ngilo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “ngilo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 223: “Dentera) Ng̃ilo (pc) de comer agrio”
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ŋilu”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary