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Etymology
From Southern Proto-Philippine *pidək. Compare Tagalog pilik.
Noun
pilók
- (anatomy) eyelash
Cebuano
Etymology
From Southern Proto-Philippine *pidək. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pi‧lok
- IPA(key): /piˈlok/
Noun
pilók (Badlit spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔) (anatomy)
- eyelash
- Synonym: amimidok
- eyelid
- Synonyms: ubaob, tabon-tabon
Quotations
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Adjective
pilók (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜃ᜔)
- twisted (of the arm, ankle, or foot)
- Synonyms: pilay, tapilok
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