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Tagalog
Etymology
Theoretically from pa- + ngilin. Possibly also from pang- + *ilin.
Pronunciation
Noun
pangilin (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)
- abstinence from something prohibited (especially on a Sunday or holidays)
- Synonym: ngilin
- period of abstinence
Derived terms
Adjective
pangilin (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)
- relating to a period of abstinence
Further reading
- “pangilin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “pangilin”, 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 505: “Quebrantar) Pang̃ilin (pp) las fieſtas o domingo”