hinlalaki

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hinlalaqui — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From hin- +‎ laki, from an initial reduplication of laki.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hinlalaˈki/ [hɪn.lɐ.lɐˈxi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: hin‧la‧la‧ki

Noun

hinlalakí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜎᜎᜃᜒ)

1. (anatomy) thumb; big toe
2. thumb part of a glove or mitten

Coordinate terms

• hintuturo
• hinlalato
• palasingsingan
• hinliliit
• kalingkingan

 

Derived terms

• gahinlalaki

See also

• daliri

Further reading

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