ngilin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ng̃ilin — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Compare Ilocano ngilin, Pangasinan ngilin, and Kapampangan pangilin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈŋilin/ [ˈŋi.lɪn]
• Rhymes: -ilin
• Syllabification: ngi‧lin

Noun

ngilin (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔)

1. abstinence from something prohibited

   Synonyms: pangilin, pangingilin, abstinensiya, bihilya, kulasyon, abstensiyon, kolasyon

2. (obsolete) celebration of the Sunday festivals or the vigil

Derived terms

• ipangilin
• magpangilin
• mangilin
• pangilin
• pangilinan
• pangingilin

 

Related terms

• Pangilinan

 

See also

• ayuno
• iwas
• kawasa
• kuwasa

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ŋiˈlin/ [ŋɪˈlin]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: ngi‧lin

Noun

ngilín (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜒᜎᜒᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. twist; curl

Derived terms

• mangilin
• pangilinin
• pangingilin

 

Further reading

• “ngilin” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “ngilin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 867.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 609: “Zelebrar) Ng̃ilin (pp) fieſta domingo o vigilia”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 330