bilin

See also: Bilin

English

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, and clearly reflecting New Latin, from Latin bīlis (“bile”). By surface analysis, bili- +‎ -in, although according to American Heritage Dictionary, bilin was back-formed from phycobilin (as opposed to phycobilin being derived from bilin as surface analysis suggests).

Noun

bilin (plural bilins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.

Synonyms

• bilane

Hyponyms

• bile pigment
• bilichrome
• phycobilin

Translations

pigment formed as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins

• French: biline (fr) f
• Portuguese: bilina f

Anagrams

• blini

Hiligaynon

Noun

bilín

1. remainder

Verb

bílin

1. order, command

Hungarian

Etymology

bili +‎ -n

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbilin]
• Hyphenation: bi‧lin

Noun

bilin

1. superessive singular of bili

Icelandic

Noun

bilin

1. definite nominative plural of bil
2. definite accusative plural of bil

Karao

Noun

bilin

1. counsel; advice; instruction

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bilin (“order, request, command; message; something left for another”). Compare Tausug bīn.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbilin/, [ˈbi.lɪn]
• Rhymes: -ilin
• Syllabification: bi‧lin

Noun

bilin (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

1. errand; something asked to be done

   Synonym: pagawa

2. command; order

   Synonyms: utos, atas, orden, mando

3. directions; instructions (given by someone leaving for a while)
4. request; message

   Synonym: pakiusap

5. counsel; advice
6. last will and testament
7. something left in another's charge

Derived terms

• bilinan
• ipagbilin
• magbilin
• pabilian
• pagbilinan
• pagtagubilinan

 

Related terms

• habilin
• tagubilin

 

Etymology 2

From elision of /h/ from bilhin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈlin/, [bɪˈlin]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: bi‧lin

Verb

bilín (complete binili, progressive binibili, contemplative bibilin, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Nonstandard form of bilhin.

Further reading

• “bilin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*bilin”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary