lalim

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *daləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm (“in, inside; deep”). Compare Ilocano dalem, Kapampangan lalam, Bikol Central rarom, Cebuano lalom, Maranao dalem, and Malay dalam.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: la‧lim
  • IPA(key): /ˈlalim/, [ˈla.lɪm]

Noun

lalim

  1. depth; deepness
    Synonyms: kalaliman, pagkamalalim
  2. (figurative) profundity; deepness of thought
  3. difficulty to understand
  4. lateness (especially at night)

Derived terms
  • kalaliman
  • kalalim-laliman
  • laliman
  • lalim-laliman
  • lumalim
  • magpalalim
  • malalim
  • palalimin
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