brilyante

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish brillante.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɾiˈʎante/, [bɾiˈʎan̪.te]
  • IPA(key): /bɾilˈjante/, [bɾil̪ˈjan̪.te]
  • Hyphenation: bril‧yan‧te

Noun[edit]

brilyánte (Basahan spelling ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. diamond
    Synonym: diyamante

Adjective[edit]

brilyánte (Basahan spelling ᜊ᜔ᜍᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. brilliant (flash of light)
    Synonym: maliwanag
  2. brilliant (highly intelligent)
    Synonyms: madunong, matadong, intelihente

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish brillante.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɾilˈjante/, [bɾɪlˈjan.tɛ]
  • Hyphenation: bril‧yan‧te

Noun[edit]

brilyante (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. diamond (especially one of exceptional brilliance)
    Synonym: (of second-class quality) diyamante
    • 2001, Retorika: mabisa at makabuluhang pagpapahayag‎[1], Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 197:
      Ang brilyante at ang uling ay parehong karbon. Pero ang brilyante ay makinang at matigas, samantalang ang uling ay maitim at madaling madurog.
      Diamond and charcoal are both carbon. However, diamond is shiny and hard, while charcoal is black and easy to crush.
  2. (by extension) expensive jewels

Adjective[edit]

brilyante (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. brilliant; shining; scintillating
  2. brilliant of mind; talented

Yogad[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish brillante.

Noun[edit]

brilyante

  1. diamond
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