dilaan

Tagalog

Etymology

From dila +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /diˈlaʔan/ [d̪ɪˈlaː.ʔɐn̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -aʔan
    • IPA(key): /dilaˈʔan/ [d̪ɪ.lɐˈʔan̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: di‧la‧an

Verb

dilaan (complete dinilaan, progressive dinidilaan, contemplative didilaan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (transitive) to lick
    Synonym: himurin
    Dinidilaan ng aso ang sarili niya.
    The dog is licking itself.
  2. to stick out one's tongue at
  3. to provide a tongue on (a shoe)
  4. (music) to provide a reed on (a woodwind instrument)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for dilaan
affix -an
root word la
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete dinilaan
progressive dinidilaan
inadilaan1
contemplative didilaan
adilaan1
imperative dilai1

1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

dilaán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. sticking out of each other's tongue at one another

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