lindol

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lindur, from Proto-Austronesian *linuʀ. Compare Aklanon linog, Bikol Central linog, Cebuano linog, Hiligaynon linog, Indonesian lindu, Javanese ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦝꦸ (lindhu), Tausug linug, and Yakan linug.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /linˈdol/ [lɪn̪ˈd̪ol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: lin‧dol

Noun

lindól (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. earthquake; tremor
    Synonym: teremoto

Derived terms

Further reading

  • lindol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018