daliri

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay jeriji. Compare Kapampangan taliri, Balinese ᬚ᭄ᬭᬶᬚᬶ (jriji), and Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji).

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Noun[edit]

dalirì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒᜇᜒ)

  1. (anatomy) finger
  2. (anatomy) toe
  3. part of a glove that covers each finger
  4. (colloquial) mentioning one by one
    Synonym: pag-isa-isa

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Further reading[edit]

  • daliri”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 112