kalihim

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ lihim (“secret”), with the “secretary” sense coined around the 1890s-1900s.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧li‧him

IPA^(key): /kaˈlihim/, [kɐˈli.hɪm]

Noun

kalihim (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜑᜒᜋ᜔)

secretary
Synonym: sekretaryo
pan de regla
Synonym: pan de regla

See also

komisaryo
ministro

Further reading

“kalihim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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