hilot

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog hilot (“massage”).

Noun[edit]

hilot (uncountable)

  1. A traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage.

Anagrams[edit]

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhilot/, [ˈhi.l̪ot]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔilot/, [ˈʔi.l̪ot] (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lot

Noun[edit]

hílot (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. massage
    Synonym: masahe

Derived terms[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: hi‧lot
  • IPA(key): /ˈhilot/, [ˈhi.l̪ɔt̪]

Noun[edit]

hílot (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage
  2. improving a student's grade, often by remedial exams
  3. (by extension) massage
    Synonym: masahe

Quotations[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut. Compare Bikol Central hilot and Cebuano hilot.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhilot/, [ˈhi.lot]
  • Hyphenation: hi‧lot

Noun[edit]

hilot (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. massage; massaging
    Synonyms: masahe, hagod, haplos, himas
    1. a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage
    2. a chiropractor
      Synonyms: manghihilot, masahista, tagamasahe, tagahilot
  2. midwife
    Synonym: komadrona

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “hilot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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