diliman

Tagalog

Etymology

From dilim + -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: di‧li‧man
  • IPA(key): /diliˈman/, [dɪ.lɪˈman]

Noun

dilimán

  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)

  1. to darken something; to make dark or obscure something
    Synonyms: lamlaman, palamlamin, padilimin, palabuin

Conjugation

Alternative forms

  • dilman

Further reading

  • diliman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 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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