palihis-daan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ lihis (“stray; err”) +‎ daan (“road”). Literally, “a stray off the road”, a metaphor where one turns away from the main road to walk on the grass as the grass has cooler temperature especially on hot days.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paliˌhis daˈʔan/ [pɐ.lɪˌhɪs d̪ɐˈʔan̪]
    • Rhymes: -an
  • (Southern Tagalog) IPA(key): /paliˌhis ˈdaʔan/ [pɐ.lɪˌhɪs ˈd̪aː.ʔɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧his-da‧an

Noun

palihís-daán or palihís-daan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜑᜒᜐ᜔ᜇᜀᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. calmness
    Synonyms: katahimikan, payapa, kalma, hinahon, tampay

Derived terms

  • pagpalihisang-daan

See also

Further reading

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