madilim
Tagalog
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /madiˈlim/ [mɐ.d̪ɪˈlim]
- Rhymes: -im
- Syllabification: ma‧di‧lim
Adjective
editmadilím (plural madidilim, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜒᜎᜒᜋ᜔)
- dark; obscure
- (figurative) sullen; dismal; melancholy
- (figurative) uncertain
- Synonyms: malabo, walang-katiyakan
Inflection
edit Degrees of madilim
positive | singular | plural | root | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
madilim | madidilim | dilim | ||||
superiority | inferiority | equality | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
comparative | mas madilim | mas madidilim | hindi gaanong madilim | hindi gaanong madidilim | kasindilim | |
relative | absolute | |||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
superlative | ang pinakamadilim | ang pinakamadidilim | napakamadilim | napakamadidilim | pagkadilim | pagkadilim-dilim |
Further reading
edit- “madilim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018