lilignan

• lilicnan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• liliknan

From *lilikinan, from Proto-Southern Philippine *ləkən-an (“back of the knee”. Compare Asi liyuknan, Agutaynen leken-lekenan, Bikol Central luluknan, Cebuano lukonan, Tausug lūkunan.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liliɡˈnan/ [lɪ.lɪɡˈn̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: li‧lig‧nan

lilignán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔) (anatomy)

1. knee pit; ham; back of the knee

   Synonym: alak-alakan

   lilignan ng paa ― knee pit (literally, “curve of the leg/feet”)

2. elbow pit; crook of the arm; cubital fossa

   Synonyms: lako, kurba

   lilignan ng kamay ― elbow pit (literally, “curve of the arm/hand”)

• “lilignan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “lilignan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 569.
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 227
• Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 214