kiling

See also: Kiling

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈliŋ/ [kiˈl̪iŋ]
• Hyphenation: ki‧ling

Noun

kilíng (Basahan spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. head tilt

   Synonym: taliling

2. glance

   Synonym: salimbad

Derived terms

• kilingan
• kilingon
• magkiling

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• quiling — obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈliŋ/ [kiˈliŋ]
• Hyphenation: ki‧ling

Noun

kilíng

1. common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• quiling (Súlat Bacúlud)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈliŋ/ [kɪˈlɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: ki‧ling

Noun

kilíng

1. common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)
2. mane of a horse

Pangasinan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧ling
• IPA^(key): /kiˈliŋ/, [kɪˈlɪŋ]

Noun

kilíng

1. common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• quiling — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *kiliŋ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈliŋ/ [k̠ɪˈlɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ki‧ling

Noun

kilíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. common bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris)

   Synonym: kawayan-kiling

2. mane of a horse
3. (obsolete) bilimbi tree

Derived terms

• kawayan-kiling
• kiling-kawayan

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiliŋ. Compare Tausug kīng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkiliŋ/ [ˈk̠iː.lɪŋ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -iliŋ
  • IPA^(key): /kiˈliŋ/ [k̠ɪˈlɪŋ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ki‧ling

Noun

kiling (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. inclination towards one side

   Synonyms: baliling, paling

2. act of turning to one side (of one's head or body)

   Synonyms: paling, pagpaling

3. degree of inclination of a standing object

   Synonyms: hilig, pagkakahilig

4. (figurative) partiality; bias

   Synonyms: panig, kampi, pagpanig, pagkampi

5. Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope)

Derived terms

• kilingan
• kumiling

See also

• panig

Adjective

kilíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜒᜅ᜔)

1. inclined towards one side

   Synonyms: nakapaling, nakakiling, nakahilig

2. (figurative) partial; biased; prejudiced

Further reading

• “kiling”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “kiling”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kiliŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI