lalin

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare halin and balhin.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧lin

Verb

lalin

1. to immigrate
2. to emigrate
3. to relocate

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French la lune (“the moon”). Compare Mauritian Creole lalinn and Seychellois Creole lalin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.lin/

Noun

lalin

1. moon

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 110

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlalin/
• Hyphenation: la‧lin

Noun

lalin (plural lalin-lalin)

1. syllabic abbreviation of lalu lintas (“traffic”)

Further reading

• “lalin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Mauritian Creole

Etymology 1

Noun

lalin

1. alternative spelling of lalinn (“moon”)

Etymology 2

Noun

lalin

1. alternative spelling of lalinn (“line”)

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 178

Mokilese

Noun

lalin

1. construct state of lal

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French la lune (“the moon”). Compare Haitian Creole lalin and Mauritian Creole lalinn.

Noun

lalin

1. moon

References

• D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlalin/ [ˈlaː.lɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -alin
• Syllabification: la‧lin

Noun

lalin (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

1. contagion; transfer of a disease by contact

   Synonyms: hawa, pagkahawa

2. infection

   Synonym: hawa

3. stain; discoloration due to contact

   Synonyms: mantsa, hawa, bahid

4. ideas transmitted from one person to another (as of beliefs, influence, etc.)

Derived terms

• ilalin
• lalinan
• maglalin
• malalinan
• nakakalalin