hilom

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihem with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhilom/, [ˈhi.l̪om]

• (file)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔilom/, [ˈʔi.l̪om] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hi‧lom

Noun

hílom (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

1. secret

   Synonym: sekreto

Derived terms

• hiloman
• hilomon
• maghilom

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidem.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧lom
• IPA^(key): /ˈhilom/, [ˈhi.l̪ɔm]

Adjective

hilom

1. silent; quiet

Verb

hilom

1. to remain silent; to keep quiet
2. to hush
3. to silence
   1. to cause to become silent; prohibit or prevent from speaking
   2. to kill, especially to prevent something from getting mentioned or discussed

Noun

hilom

1. secret

   Synonym: sekreto

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhilom/, [ˈhi.lom] (noun)

• IPA^(key): /hiˈlom/, [hɪˈlom] (adjective)
• Hyphenation: hi‧lom

Noun

hilom (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

1. healing of a wound
2. closing up of an opening (as of cracks on the ground)
3. nightfall

   Synonyms: silim, takipsilim

Derived terms

• maghilom
• paghihilom
• paghilom

 

See also

• pagpepeklat

 

Adjective

hilóm (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

1. healed; cicatrized
2. closed up; filled up (as of cracks on the ground)

Further reading

• “hilom”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018