bilig

Breton

Etymology

From a mutated form of pilig, from pili.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈliɡ/

Noun

bilig m

1. A wide, flat stone used especially for cooking crêpes.

Related terms

• krampouezherezh

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Breton bilig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bilik/

Noun

bilig m (plural biligs)

1. A wide, flat stone used especially for cooking crêpes.

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

bilig

1. mountain

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bələʀ, *biləʀ (“cataract of the eye”). Compare Cebuano bulhog, Waray-Waray bulog, Maranao bileg, Malay bilar, and Javanese ꦧꦶꦭꦺꦴ (bilo).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈliɡ/ [bɪˈliɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: bi‧lig

Noun

bilíg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

1. embryo
2. (pathology) cataract (of the eye)

   Synonyms: katarata, pilak

3. (colloquial) barbecued chicken embryo, sold as streetfood

Related terms

• kulaba

See also

• bulag

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• gilib