brilyante
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish brillante.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bɾiˈʎante/, [bɾiˈʎan̪.te]
- IPA(key): /bɾilˈjante/, [bɾil̪ˈjan̪.te]
- Hyphenation: bril‧yan‧te
Noun edit
brilyánte (Basahan spelling ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
Adjective edit
brilyánte (Basahan spelling ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish brillante.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
brilyante (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- diamond (especially one of exceptional brilliance)
- Synonym: (of second-class quality) diyamante
- 2001, Retorika: mabisa at makabuluhang pagpapahayag[1], Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 197:
- Ang brilyante at ang uling ay parehong karbon. Pero ang brilyante ay makinang at matigas, samantalang ang uling ay maitim at madaling madurog.
- Diamond and charcoal are both carbon. However, diamond is shiny and hard, while charcoal is black and easy to crush.
- (by extension) expensive jewels
Adjective edit
brilyante (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
Yogad edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish brillante.
Noun edit
brilyante