pilin
See also: pílín
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
pilin (plural pilins)
- Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria
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Translations edit
any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pilin f
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliN.
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /pilen/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pilɪn/
- Rhymes: -ilen, -len, -en
Noun edit
pilin (Jawi spelling ڤيلين, plural pilin-pilin, informal 1st possessive pilinku, 2nd possessive pilinmu, 3rd possessive pilinnya)
Verb edit
pilin
Further reading edit
- “pilin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.