Silawin (en. To glimmer)

si-la-win

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The presence of light or a nearly bright appearance.

The stars in the sky shine in the night.

Ang mga bituin sa kalangitan ay silawin sa gabi.

To emit light from something.

The fire glimmered in her eyes.

Nag-silawin ang apoy sa kanyang mga mata.

Derived from the word 'sila' meaning 'light' and 'win' meaning 'below' or 'left'.

moon glimmering

The beauty of the moon at night.

silawin ang buwan

light

The state or quality of being bright.

liwanag

bright

Giving off bright light or appearing luminous.

maliwanag

wealth or fame that is flashy or distracting

Come on, let's go out, I want to shine in front of people at the mall!

Tara, labas tayo, gusto kong makasilawin sa mga tao sa mall!

to show off

Even if he wasn't that good, he just shined in his performance.

Kahit di siya masyadong magaling, nag-silawin lang siya sa performance niya.

to be fabulous or stand out

I want to shine at the party, so which designer can I ask?

Gusto ko mag-silawin sa party, so sinong designer ang pwede kong tanungin?