suliranin

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Tagalog

Etymology

From suliran +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /suliˈɾanin/ (flax to be spun; (figurative) problem, noun)
    • IPA(key): /ˌsuliɾaˈnin/ (amount of flax to be spun immediately; (figurative) immediate problem; type of rowing song, noun)
  • Syllabification: su‧li‧ra‧nin

Noun

suliranin (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜇᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. flax waiting to be run in the spinning wheel
  2. (figurative) problem
    Synonyms: problema, palaisipan, sigalot

Derived terms

Noun

súliranín (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜇᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. amount of flax immediately to be spun (expected to be finished in one session of spinning)
  2. (figurative) immediate problem; problem needing immediate attention
  3. (obsolete) a kind of ancient rowing song

Further reading

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

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