hilot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog hilot (“massage”).

Noun

hilot (uncountable)

1. (Philippines) A traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage.

Anagrams

• OLith., litho, litho-, thiol, thoil, tholi

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧lot
• IPA^(key): /ˈhilot/ [ˈhiː.l̪ot̪]

Noun

hílot (Badlit spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage
2. improving a student's grade, often by remedial exams
3. (by extension) massage

   Synonym: masahe

Examples

1. Nagsakit jud akong lawas binughaay sa mga kahoy gahapon. Nindota jud magpahilot uy.

2. Barato ra man ag hilot sa Hindang, Leyte. Bayad ra ka'g usa gatos.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:hilot.

Derived terms

• hiloton
• maghilot

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhilot/ [ˈhi.l̪ot]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔilot/ [ˈʔi.l̪ot] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hi‧lot

Noun

hílot (Basahan spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. massage

   Synonym: masahe

Derived terms

• hiloton
• maghilot
• parahilot

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *hílut. Compare Kapampangan ilut, Central Bikol hilot, Cebuano hilot, and

Tausug hilut.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhilot/ [ˈhiː.lot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ilot
• Syllabification: hi‧lot

Noun

hilot (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. massage; massaging

   Synonyms: masahe, hagod, haplos, himas

   1. a traditional healing practice, involving chiropractic manipulation and massage
   2. a chiropractor

      Synonyms: manghihilot, masahista, tagamasahe, tagahilot

2. midwife

   Synonym: komadrona

Derived terms

• hilutin
• humilot
• ipahilot
• maghilot
• manghihilot
• manghilot
• paghihilot
• paghilot
• panghilot

See also

• salag

Further reading

• “hilot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018