lilin

See also: lílin and lìlín

English

Noun

lilin (plural lilins)

1. A supernatural being in ancient Mesopotamian folklore, and later in Jewish folklore in which they are associated with Lilith.

Translations

supernatural being

• Japanese: リリム (ririmu)

See also

• Lilu (mythology)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lilin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lilin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlilɪn]

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• Hyphenation: li‧lin

Noun

lilin (plural lilin-lilin, first-person possessive lilinku, second-person possessive lilinmu, third-person possessive lilinnya)

1. candle

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pelilin [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pelilinan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• melilin [agent focus] (meN-)
• dililin [patient focus] (di-)
• berlilin [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Further reading

• “lilin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

lilin

1. Romanization of ꦭꦶꦭꦶꦤ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lilin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lilin/
• Rhymes: -ilin, -lin, -in
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈlilɪn, -len, -le̞n]

Noun

lilin (Jawi spelling ليلين, plural lilin-lilin, informal 1st possessive lilinku, 2nd possessive lilinmu, 3rd possessive lilinnya)

1. candle; wax candle

   Synonym: dian

2. wax
3. beeswax

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pelilin [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pelilinan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• melilin [agent focus] (meN-)
• dililin [patient focus] (di-)
• berlilin [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: lilin

Further reading

• “lilin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lilin.

Noun

lilin

1. candle

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lilin.

Noun

lilín

1. wax