dalum

Hiligaynon

Adjective

dálum

1. (of depth) deep
2. (of thoughts) deep, profound, insightful

Verb

dálum

1. deepen

Old English

Noun

dalum

1. dative plural of dæl

Pazeh

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

dalum

1. water

   yaku ka nang minudaux inusat, maudaux a dalum yaku.

   I didn't drink liquor, I was about to drink water.

Derived terms

• daluman (“pond, well water”)

References

• Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸), Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2001) Pazih Dictionary (巴宰語詞典), Taipei: Academia Sinica, Institute of Linguistics, page 99.
• Lin, Ying-jin (林英津) (2000) 巴則海語 [The Pazeh language], Taipei: Yuan-Liou Publishing Co., →ISBN, page 127.
• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - PAN *daNum fresh water

Tboli

Noun

dalum

1. needle