brilyante

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish brillante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɾiˈʎante/ [bɾiˈʎan̪.te]
• IPA^(key): /bɾilˈjante/ [bɾil̪ˈjan̪.te]
• Hyphenation: bril‧yan‧te

Noun

brilyánte (Basahan spelling ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. diamond

   Synonym: diyamante

Adjective

brilyánte (Basahan spelling ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. brilliant (flash of light)

   Synonym: maliwanag

2. brilliant (highly intelligent)

   Synonyms: madunong, matadong, intelihente

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish brillante.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bɾilˈjante/ [bɾɪlˈjan̪.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: bril‧yan‧te

Noun

brilyante (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. 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.

2. (by extension) expensive jewels

Adjective

brilyante (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. brilliant; shining; scintillating
2. brilliant of mind; talented

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish brillante.

Noun

brilyante

1. diamond