hilom

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihem with metathesis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhilom/ [ˈhi.l̪om]
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔilom/ [ˈʔi.l̪om] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lom

Noun

hílom (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. secret
    Synonym: sekreto

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hidem. Compare Bikol Central hilom, Tagalog lihim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhilom/ [ˈhi.l̪om]
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lom

Adjective

hílom (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. secret; not overt
  2. silent; quiet
    Synonym: mingaw

Derived terms

Noun

hílom (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. secret
    Synonym: sekreto

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈhilom/ [ˈhiː.lom] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ilom
    • IPA(key): /hiˈlom/ [hɪˈlom] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -om
  • Syllabification: hi‧lom

Noun

hilom (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. healing of a wound
  2. closing up of an opening (as of cracks on the ground)
  3. nightfall
    Synonyms: silim, takipsilim

Derived terms

See also

  • pagpepeklat

Adjective

hilóm (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜋ᜔)

  1. healed; cicatrized
  2. closed up; filled up (as of cracks on the ground)

Further reading

  • hilom”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018