diliman

See also: Diliman

Tagalog

Etymology

From dilim + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diliˈman/ [dɪ.lɪˈman]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: di‧li‧man

Noun

dilimán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. (botany) a vine used to tie fishing pens (Stenochlaena palustris)
    Synonyms: agnaya, hagnaya
  2. dark place

Verb

dilimán (complete diniliman, progressive dinidiliman, contemplative didiliman, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. to be darkened; to be made dark or obscured
    Synonyms: lamlaman, palamlamin, padilimin, palabuin

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • dilman

Further reading

  • diliman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Bulletin, Bureau of Public Printing, 1916
  • Merrill, Elmer Drew (1903) A dictionary of the plant names of the Philippine Islands
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