bilog

Bikol Central

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

Derived terms

• bilog-bilog
• kabilogan
• mabilog
• magbilog
• makabilog

Cebuano

Noun

bilog

1. matchstick

Hiligaynon

Adjective

bilóg (diminutive bilóg-bilóg)

1. entire; intact; round; solid; whole

Tagalog

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

   Synonym: sirkulo

2. roundness

   Synonym: kabilugan

3. plumpness; rotundity

   Synonym: kabilugan

4. circumference

   Synonym: tikop

Derived terms

• bilugan
• bilugin
• bilugin ang ulo
• bumilog
• kabilugan
• kabilugan ng buwan
• Kabilugang Antartiko
• mabilog
• magbilog
• mamilog
• pagbilugan

Adjective

bilóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. circular
2. round; spherical

Derived terms

• bilugan
• habilog
• kalabasang-bilog
• pabilog
• tagilog

Noun

bilóg (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜓᜄ᜔)

1. (slang) liquor; gin

   Synonym: alak

See also

• hinebra

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