hinlalato

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from hin- +‎ dato, with an initial reduplication of dato and a sound shift from /d/ to /l/. Compare Kapampangan taliring datu, and Yakan datu'-datu'.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /hinlalaˈtoʔ/ [hɪn.lɐ.lɐˈtoʔ]
      • Rhymes: -oʔ
    • IPA(key): /hinlaˈlatoʔ/ [hɪn.lɐˈla.toʔ] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: hin‧la‧la‧to

Noun

hinlalatô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜎᜆᜓ)

  1. (anatomy) middle finger; middle toe
    Synonyms: hinggigitna, dato, daliring dato
  2. middle finger part of a glove or mitten

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See also

Further reading
  • “hinlalato”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1889) Diccionario Hispano-tagálog‎, Manila, page 180: “DEDO. m. Dalírî”.
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