kulasisi

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ku‧la‧si‧si

Noun

kulasisi

  1. Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kulasisi (“parakeet; lorikeet”). Compare Cebuano kulasisi and Tausug kulisi'.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kulaˈsisiʔ/ [kʊ.lɐˈsiː.sɪʔ], /kulaˈsisi/ [kʊ.lɐˈsiː.sɪ]
  • Rhymes: -isiʔ, -isi
  • Syllabification: ku‧la‧si‧si

Noun

kulasisì or kulasisi (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜐᜒᜐᜒ)

  1. Philippine hanging parrot (Loriculus philippensis)
  2. (colloquial) mistress; concubine; paramour
    Synonyms: kalunya, (colloquial) babae, patiki, (colloquial) kabit

See also

Further reading

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