nilay

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Malay nilai (“evaluation, valuation”), from Tamil நிலை (nilai, “character, quality, nature”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnilaj/, [ˈni.laɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ni‧lay

Noun[edit]

nilay (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎᜌ᜔)

  1. careful consideration; meditation; reflection
    Synonyms: bulay, bulay-bulay, muni-muni, dili-dili, bulik-bulik, gunam-gunam, gilimhim, limi, lining, pag-isipan
  2. (obsolete) act of fishing
    Synonyms: pangingisda, pamamalakaya

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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