lilin

See also: lílin and lìlín

English

Noun

lilin (plural lilins)

1. A supernatural being in ancient Mesopotamian folklore, and later in Jewish folklore in which they are associated with Lilith.

Translations

supernatural being

• Japanese: リリム (ririmu)

See also

• Lilu (mythology)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lilin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lilin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlilɪn]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: li‧lin

Noun

lilin (plural lilin-lilin)

1. candle
2. (rare) candela

   Synonym: kandela

3. wax

   Synonyms: lilinan, malam

4. cerate

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pelilin [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pelilinan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• melilin [agent focus] (meN-)
• dililin [patient focus] (di-)
• berlilin [stative / habitual] (beR-)

• lilin aromaterapi
• lilin aromatik
• lilin baku
• lilin batik
• lilin cina
• lilin lebah
• lilin malam
• lilin parafin
• lilin paskah
• lilin sambang
• lilin stearin
• lilin tanah

Further reading

• “lilin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

lilin

1. romanization of ꦭꦶꦭꦶꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lilin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lilin/
• Rhymes: -ilin, -lin, -in
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [ˈlilɪn, -len, -le̞n]

Noun

lilin (Jawi spelling ليلين, plural lilin-lilin or lilin²)

1. candle; wax candle

   Synonym: dian

2. wax
3. beeswax

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pelilin [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pelilinan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• melilin [agent focus] (meN-)
• dililin [patient focus] (di-)
• berlilin [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: lilin

Further reading

• "lilin" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "lilin" at PRPM first version)

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lilin.

Noun

lilin

1. candle

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lilin.

Noun

lilín

1. wax