lalim

Indonesian

Noun

lalim (plural lalim-lalim)

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, Tausug lawm, and Malay dalam.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlalim/ [ˈlaː.lɪm]
• Rhymes: -alim
• Syllabification: 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

• anlalim
• kalalim-laliman
• kalaliman
• lalim-laliman
• laliman
• lumalim
• magpalalim
• malalim
• palalimin

Related terms

• dalamhati

Further reading

• “lalim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dalem”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI