lihim

Asi

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lihim, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihim.

Noun

lihim

1. secret

Adjective

lihim

1. transparent

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog lihim, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlihim/ [ˈliː.jim]
• Hyphenation: li‧him

Noun

líhim

1. secret

Adjective

líhim

1. secret

Derived terms

• maglihim (“to keep secret”)

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lihim. Compare Asi lihim, Bikol Central hilom, Cebuano hilom, and Central Melanau lim.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlihim/ [ˈliː.hɪm] (“secret; mystery”, noun; “secret; hidden”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ihim
  • IPA^(key): /liˈhim/ [lɪˈhim] (“secretive”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -im
• Syllabification: li‧him

Noun

lihim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜑᜒᜋ᜔)

1. secret

   Synonym: sekreto

2. mystery

   Synonyms: hiwaga, kahiwagaan, misteryo

3. keeping of a secret

   Synonym: paglilihim

Derived terms

• di-lihim
• ilihim
• ipaglihim
• kalihim
• kalihiman
• kawalang-lihim
• lihiman
• lihimin
• maglihim
• mailihim
• malihim
• mapaglihim
• pagkakalihim
• pagkamalihim
• palihim

 

Adjective

lihim (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜑᜒᜋ᜔)

1. secret

   Synonym: sekreto

2. hidden; kept from sight

   Synonyms: tago, nakatago, kubli, nakakubli

Adjective

lihím (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜑᜒᜋ᜔)

1. secretive

   Synonyms: malihim, di-mapagtapat

Further reading

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