lindol

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lindur, from Proto-Austronesian *linuʀ. Compare Aklanon linog, Bikol Central linog, Cebuano linog, Hiligaynon linog, Indonesian lindu, Javanese ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦝꦸ (lindhu), Tausug linug, and Yakan linug.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /linˈdol/ [lɪn̪ˈd̪ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: lin‧dol

Noun

lindól (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

1. earthquake; tremor

   Synonym: teremoto

Derived terms

• ikalindol
• lindulin
• lumindol
• malindol

 

Further reading

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