linlang

See also: línláng

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • linglang, lingling — obsolete

Etymology

Compare Hokkien 凌人 (lêng-lâng, “to bully; to intimidate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /linˈlaŋ/ [lɪn̪ˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: lin‧lang

Noun

linláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. trickery; fraud; deceit
    Synonyms: daya, pandaraya, lalang, paglilinlang, panlilinlang, panloloko, pandaraya

Derived terms

  • linlangin
  • luminlang
  • malinlang
  • manlilinlang
  • manlinlang
  • mapanlinlang
  • paglinlang
  • paglinlangan
  • palinlang
  • panlilinlang
  • panlinlang

Further reading

  • “linlang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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