lalim

Indonesian

Noun

lalim (first-person possessive lalimku, second-person possessive lalimmu, third-person possessive lalimnya)

  1. zalim

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *daləm, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daləm, from Proto-Austronesian *daləm (“in, inside; deep”). Compare Ilocano dalem, Kapampangan lalam, Bikol Central rarom, Cebuano lalom, Maranao dalem, and Malay dalam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlalim/, [ˈla.lɪm]
  • Hyphenation: la‧lim

Noun

lalim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. depth; deepness
    Synonyms: kalaliman, pagkamalalim
  2. (figurative) profundity; deepness of thought
  3. difficulty to understand
  4. lateness (especially at night)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “lalim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*dalem”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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