nilay

See also: Nilay

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Malay nilai (“evaluation, valuation”), from Tamil நிலை (nilai, “character, quality, nature”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnilaj/ [ˈn̪iː.laɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -ilaj
  • Syllabification: ni‧lay

Noun

nilay (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. careful consideration; meditation; reflection
    Synonyms: bulay, bulay-bulay, muni-muni, dili-dili, bulik-bulik, gunam-gunam, gilimhim, limi, lining, pag-isipan
  2. (obsolete) act of fishing
    Synonyms: pangingisda, pamamalakaya

Derived terms

  • ipagnilay
  • magnilay
  • manilay
  • mapagnilay-nilay
  • nilay-nilay
  • nilay-nilayin
  • nilayin
  • pagninilay
  • pagninilay-nilay
  • paninilayan

See also

  • lirip

Further reading

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

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