silig

Sumerian

Romanization

silig

1. Romanization of 𒍂 (silig)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg (“flowing water, current”). Compare Bikol Central sulog, Cebuano sulog, Agutaynen teleg, Maranao seleg, and Tausug sūg.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈliɡ/ [sɪˈliɡ]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: si‧lig

Noun

silíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔) (obsolete)

1. foam and other kinds of dirt from the sea
2. water current

   Synonyms: agos, daloy

Usage notes

• According to the Fr. Noceda & Fr. Sanlucar (1860), agos differs where the current of agos can be seen, while silig cannot.

Derived terms

• ipasilig
• kasiligan
• masilig
• masilig na loob
• sumilig

 

Related terms

• Tausug

 

See also

• alimpuyo

 

Further reading

• “silig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier