silig

Sumerian

Romanization

silig

1. romanization of 𒍂 (silig)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg (“flowing water, current”). Compare Central Bikol sulog, Cebuano sulog, Agutaynen teleg, Maranao seleg, and Tausug sūg.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈliɡ/ [sɪˈlɪɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -iɡ
• Syllabification: si‧lig

Noun

silíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔) (obsolete)

1. foam and other kinds of dirt from the sea
2. water current

   Synonyms: agos, daloy

Usage notes

• According to the Fr. Noceda & Fr. Sanlucar (1860), agos differs where the current of agos can be seen, while silig cannot.

Derived terms

• ipasilig
• kasiligan
• masilig
• masilig na loob
• sumilig

Related terms

• Tausug

See also

• alimpuyo

Further reading

• “silig”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎^[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.

Anagrams

• ligis