silang

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siraŋ (“dazzled, blinded by glaring light”). Compare Bikol Central sirang (“rays or beams of light”) and Malay serang (“blinking; dazzled”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsilaŋ/ [ˈsi.lɐŋ]
Rhymes: -ilaŋ
Syllabification: si‧lang
Homophone: Silang

Noun

silang (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

birth; nativity
Synonyms: pagsilang, pagsisilang, pagiging-tao, pagkakatawang-tao
rise; rising (of the sun, moon, stars, etc.)
Synonyms: pagsilang, sikat, pagsikat

silang ng araw ― rising of the sun

Derived terms

Dulong Silangan
Gitnang Silangan
hilagang-silangan
isilang
kasilanganan
magsilang
Malayong Silangan
pagsilang
pagsisilang
pasilangan
silangan
Silanganan
silanganin
Silangang Davao
Silangang Negros
Silangang Samar
Silangang Timor
sinilangan
sumilang
taga-Silangan
timog-silangan

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈlaŋ/ [sɪˈlaŋ]
Rhymes: -aŋ
Syllabification: si‧lang

Noun

siláng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅ᜔)

mountain pass or trail
breeze from the southeast

See also

tinabtab

Further reading

“silang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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