langis

Pangasinan

Noun

langís

1. sesame

Sambali

Noun

langís

1. oil

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Sambali langis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈŋis/ [lɐˈŋɪs]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: la‧ngis

Noun

langís (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜅᜒᜐ᜔)

1. oil

   Synonym: aseyte

2. petroleum

   Synonym: petrolyo

3. (colloquial) servile flattery

   Synonyms: pagmamapuri, paglalangis, panunuyo

Derived terms

• balon ng langis
• langis at tubig
• langis na krudo
• langis ng oliba
• langisan
• langisera
• langisero
• langisin
• lumangis
• maglangis
• malangis
• mapaglangis

See also

• banglis
• gasolina
• mantika

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lingas, lasing, silang, islang, Silang