ilalim

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈlalim/ [ʔɪˈlaː.lɪm]
  • Rhymes: -alim
  • Syllabification: i‧la‧lim

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i daləm (below, beneath; inside), from Proto-Austronesian *daləm (in, inside; deep). Doublet of idalum from Hiligaynon idalum. The i- prefix is likely related to the Proto-Austronesian *i (location marker) (cf. ito, ibabaw, itaas, ilaya).

Noun

ilalim (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. bottom
    Synonym: (figurative) pusod
  2. space below or underneath
    Synonyms: baba, ibaba, lapag
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From i- +‎ lalim.

Verb

ilalim (complete inilalim, progressive inilalalim, contemplative ilalalim, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. to make deep or deeper
    Synonym: palalimin
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for ilalim
affix i-
root word lalim
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete inilalim
progressive inilalalim
inalalim1
contemplative ilalalim
alalim1
imperative
laliman1

1 Dialectal use only.

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