laing

See also: Laing

Limos Kalinga

Noun

laíng

  1. intelligence

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔiŋ/ [ˈlaː.ʔɪŋ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -aʔiŋ
    • IPA(key): /laˈʔiŋ/ [lɐˈʔɪŋ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: la‧ing

Noun

laing (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜁᜅ᜔)

  1. laing (Filipino dish of taro leaves with meat or seafood cooked in thick coconut milk)
  2. witheredness; wiltedness; fadedness; driedness (especially of leaves of vegetables and fruits)
    Synonyms: pagkalanta, kalantahan
  3. dried and yellowed banana leaves
  4. cutlassfish (Trichiuridae)

Adjective

laíng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜁᜅ᜔)

  1. withered; wilted; faded; dried (especially of leaves of vegetables and fruits)
    Synonyms: lanta, luoy, tuyo

Derived terms

  • laingan
  • maglaing

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