brilyante
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Pronunciation
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɾilˈjante/, [bɾɪlˈjan.tɛ]
- Hyphenation: bril‧yan‧te
Noun
brilyante (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- diamond (especially one of exceptional brilliance)
- Synonym: (of second-class quality) diyamante
- 2001, Retorika: mabisa at makabuluhang pagpapahayag, Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 197:
- Ang brilyante at ang uling ay parehong karbon. Pero ang brilyante ay makinang at matigas, samantalang ang uling ay maitim at madaling madurog.
- Diamond and charcoal are both carbon. However, diamond is shiny and hard, while charcoal is black and easy to crush.
- (by extension) expensive jewels
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