suliranin

Tagalog

Etymology

From suliran +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /suliˈɾanin/ [sʊ.lɪˈɾa.nɪn] (“flax to be spun; (figurative) problem”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -anin
  • IPA^(key): /ˌsuliɾaˈnin/ [ˌsu.lɪ.ɾɐˈnin] (“amount of flax to be spun immediately; (figurative) immediate problem; type of rowing song”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -in
• 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

• suliranin ng kasamaan

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