dilig

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈliɡ/ [dɪˈliɡ]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: di‧lig

Noun

dilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. watering of plants

   Synonym: pagdidilig

2. (figurative) attention; care

   Synonyms: alaga, pag-aalaga

3. (figurative, colloquial, vulgar) sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: pagtatalik, niig, kantutan, hindutan, karat, seks

Derived terms

• diligin
• magdilig
• padiligan
• pagdidilig
• pandilig
• papagdiligin

 

See also

• ilig
• wilig

 

Adjective

dilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. watered; sprinkled with water (of plants)

Further reading

• “dilig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018