kulam
See also: kułam
Brunei Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil குளம் (kuḷam). Cognate with Malay kolam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kulam/
- Hyphenation: ku‧lam
Noun
kulam
- man-made pond
- short form of kulam ranang (“swimming pool”)
Central Cagayan Agta
Noun
kulam
Kapampangan
Alternative forms
- culam (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuləm/ [ˈkuː.ləm]
- Hyphenation: ku‧lam
Noun
kúlam
Derived terms
- magkukulam
- pagkulaman
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- colam, culam — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkulam/ [ˈkuː.lɐm]
- Rhymes: -ulam
- Syllabification: ku‧lam
Noun
kulam (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜋ᜔)
Derived terms
- ipakulam
- kulaman
- kulamin
- kumulam
- magkulam
- makulam
- mangkukulam
- pagkulam
- pangkukulam
See also
Further reading
- “kulam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 521: “Refregarſe) Colam (pp) el hechiçero el cuerpo [con ſuciedad] o [con çieno] que deçian eſtos era la cauſa de pareçer encendido en llamas de fuego”
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 371