silin

See also: silín

Hausa

Alternative forms

• sīlī̀

Etymology

Borrowed from English ceiling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /síː.lìn/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [síː.lɪ̀ŋ]

Noun

sīlìn m

1. ceiling

Nuxalk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /silin/

Noun

silin

1. kidney

References

• Nater, Hank (2022), The Nuxalk Language: (lexicon, narratives, grammar), →DOI, page 176

Yup'ik

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian жиле́т (žilét, “vest”).

Noun

silin

1. vest

References

• Jacobson, Steven A. (2012), “silin”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary, volume 1, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 598