kaluban

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈluban/ [kɐˈluː.bɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -uban
  • Syllabification: ka‧lu‧ban

Noun

kaluban (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜊᜈ᜔)

  1. sheath or scabbard of a sword or other bladed weapon
    Synonym: bayna
    • 2001, Saliksik ng mga akdang Maguindanaon, Teduray, Bagobo, at Manobo‎[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, →ISBN, page 197:
      Nakilala niya ito na ilang palamuting ginto mula sa kaluban ng espada ng kanilang ama.
      He recognized them as the gold decorations from the sword scabbard of his father.
  2. (euphemistic, anatomy) vagina

Further reading

  • “kaluban”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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