Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

From ka- +‎ lihim (secret).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧him
  • IPA(key): /kaˈlihim/, [kʌˈl̪i.hɪm]

Noun edit

kalihim

  1. secretary
    Synonym: sekretaryo

Further reading edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From ka- +‎ lihim (secret), with the “secretary” sense coined around the 1890s-1900s.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlihim/, [kɐˈli.hɪm]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧him

Noun edit

kalihim (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜑᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. secretary
    Synonym: sekretaryo
  2. pan de regla
    Synonym: pan de regla

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • kalihim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018