lilim

English

Noun

lilim (plural lilims or lilim)

1. Synonym of lilin

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lidəm (“dark in color or from the absence of light”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlilim/ [ˈliː.lɪm]
• Rhymes: -ilim
• Syllabification: li‧lim

Noun

lilim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

1. shade; shadow (especially made by objects such as trees, houses, mountains, etc.)

   Synonym: lilom

2. shadow

   Synonym: anino

Derived terms

• liliman
• lumilim
• makalilim
• malilim
• maliliman

 

Further reading

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