nilay

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Possibly from Malay nilai (“evaluation, valuation”), from Tamil நிலை (nilai, “character, quality, nature”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnilaj/ [ˈn̪iː.laɪ̯] Rhymes: -ilaj Syllabification: ni‧lay Homophone: Nilay === Noun === nilay (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜎᜌ᜔) careful consideration; meditation; reflection Synonyms: bulay, bulay-bulay, muni-muni, dili-dili, bulik-bulik, gunam-gunam, gilimhim, limi, lining, pag-isipan (obsolete) act of fishing Synonyms: pangingisda, pamamalakaya ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “nilay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === linay, linya