kulani

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. According to Panganiban (1973), borrowed from Spanish collarín (“surgical collar”) but both the definition and phonology is significantly distant. See also kolyarin.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈlaniʔ/ [kʊˈlaː.n̪ɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aniʔ
  • Syllabification: ku‧la‧ni

Noun

kulanì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜈᜒ)

  1. (anatomy) lymph node
  2. swelling or inflammation of the lymph node (especially in the groin or the armpit)

Derived terms

  • kulanian
  • kulaniin
  • makulani
  • mangulani

See also

Further reading

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