suliran

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • sudlan — syncopated
  • surlan — syncopated, obsolete

Etymology

From sulid +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /suliˈɾan/ [sʊ.lɪˈɾan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: su‧li‧ran

Noun

sulirán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜒᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. spindle; spool
    Synonyms: ikiran, kidkiran, karete, pulunan
  2. spinning wheel
  3. factory or place where thread is spun

Derived terms

Further reading

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