kaluskos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Pangasinan kaluskus and Cebuano kaguskos.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalusˈkos/ [kɐ.lʊsˈkos]
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: ka‧lus‧kos

Noun

kaluskós (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. rustle; rustling sound
    Synonym: kulos
  2. crackle
  3. scratch; scratching sound
  4. (obsolete) scraping the skin of bamboo to make a bow

Derived terms

  • kaluskusan
  • kaluskusin
  • kumaluskos
  • magkakaluskos
  • magkaluskos
  • mangaluskos
  • pagkaluskusan
  • pagkaluskusin

See also

  • balantok
  • kalutkot