nilay
See also: Nilay
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Classical Malay nilai (“evaluation, valuation”), from Tamil நிலை (nilai, “character, quality, nature”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nilay (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎᜌ᜔)
- careful consideration; meditation; reflection
- Synonyms: bulay, bulay-bulay, muni-muni, dili-dili, bulik-bulik, gunam-gunam, gilimhim, limi, lining, pag-isipan
- (obsolete) act of fishing
- Synonyms: pangingisda, pamamalakaya
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “nilay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018