bilog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiloɡ/ [ˈbi.l̪oɡ]
• Hyphenation: bi‧log

Adjective

bílog (plural birilog, Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. round; circular; spherical

   Synonyms: lidong, matalimon

2. complete

   Synonyms: kompleto, biyo

3. whole

   Synonyms: entero, lagdo

Noun

bílog (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. circle; sphere; disk
2. (pathology) blood clot

   Synonym: korta

Noun

bilog

1. matchstick

Adjective

bilóg (diminutive bilóg-bilóg)

1. entire; intact; round; solid; whole

Etymology

From Proto-Southern Philippine *bilúg. The sense “liquor; gin” is based on the shape of small gin bottles.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈbiloɡ/ [ˈbiː.loɡ̚] (“circle”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -iloɡ
  • IPA^(key): /biˈloɡ/ [bɪˈloɡ̚] (“circular”, adjective; “alcohol; gin”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: bi‧log

Noun

bilog (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. circle
2. roundness
3. plumpness; rotundity
4. circumference

   Synonym: tikop

Adjective

bilóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. circular
2. round; spherical

Noun

bilóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. (slang) liquor; gin

   Synonym: alak

Further reading

• “bilog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 19

Anagrams

• libog