pilin

pilus +‎ -in

pilin (plural pilins)

1. Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria

• pseudopilin

• lipin

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪlɪn]

pilin f

1. genitive plural of pilina

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliN.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /pilen/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /pilɪn/
• Rhymes: -ilen, -len, -en

pilin (Jawi spelling ڤيلين, plural pilin-pilin, informal 1st possessive pilinku, 2nd possessive pilinmu, 3rd possessive pilinnya)

1. trickery

pilin

1. to twist
2. to plait

• “pilin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.