lilignan

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === lilicnan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling liliknan === Etymology === From liliknan, from *lilikinan, from Proto-Southern Philippine *ləkən-an (“back of the knee”. Compare Asi liyuknan, Agutaynen leken-lekenan, Central Bikol luluknan, Cebuano lukonan, Tausug lūkunan. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /liliɡˈnan/ [lɪ.lɪɡˈn̪an̪] Rhymes: -an Syllabification: li‧lig‧nan === Noun === lilignán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔) (anatomy) knee pit; ham; back of the knee Synonym: alak-alakan lilignan ng paa ― knee pit (literally, “curve of the leg/feet”) elbow pit; crook of the arm; cubital fossa Synonyms: lako, kurba lilignan ng kamay ― elbow pit (literally, “curve of the arm/hand”) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “lilignan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “lilignan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 569 Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971), A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 227 Zorc, David Paul (1985), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 214