daliri

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jeriji. Compare Kapampangan taliri, Balinese ᬚ᭄ᬭᬶᬚᬶ (jriji), and Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈliɾiʔ/ [dɐˈli.ɾɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾiʔ
  • Syllabification: da‧li‧ri

Noun

dalirì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒᜇᜒ)

  1. (anatomy) finger
  2. (anatomy) toe
  3. part of a glove that covers each finger
  4. (colloquial) mentioning one by one
    Synonym: pag-isa-isa

Derived terms
  • daliri ng paa
  • dalirian
  • daliriin
  • dtatak ng daliri
  • gadaliri
  • tatak-daliri

See also

Further reading
  • “daliri”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 112
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