lalim
Indonesian edit
Noun edit
lalim (first-person possessive lalimku, second-person possessive lalimmu, third-person possessive lalimnya)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *daləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm (“in, inside; deep”). Compare Ilocano dalem, Kapampangan lalam, Bikol Central rarom, Cebuano lalom, Maranao dalem, and Malay dalam.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lalim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜒᜋ᜔)
- depth; deepness
- Synonyms: kalaliman, pagkamalalim
- (figurative) profundity; deepness of thought
- difficulty to understand
- lateness (especially at night)