kulay

See also: Kulay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

colay, culay — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuray (“veining pattern on wood or other material”). Compare Kapampangan kule (“color”), Maranao koray (“patterns or whorl of grains in wood”), and Malay kurai (“veining; strip-marking on kris blades”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkulaj/ [ˈkuː.laɪ̯]
Rhymes: -ulaj
Syllabification: ku‧lay

Noun

kulay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔)

color
Synonym: kolor
(figuratively) character; nature
Synonym: ugali

tunay na kulay ― true character (literally, “true colours”)
(by extension) race; nationality
Synonyms: lahi, lipi
(military) color (standard or banner)
pagpasok ng mga kulay ― entrance of colors
(obsolete) multicolored lines on clothes or stones
(obsolete) lines on a knife
(obsolete) act of dividing the iron from steel

Derived terms

awankulayin
awankulaying paningob
damkulayin
duhangkulayin
ipakulay
ipangkulay
kakulay
kulay-abo
kulay-apoy
kulay-dayap
kulay-dugo
kulay-gatas
kulay-langit
kulay-lumot
kulay-pilak
kulay-pulot
kulay-seresa
kulay-talong
kulay-tayom
kulayan
kulayin
kulaying baltik
kulaylawas
kulayputol
kulaysukat
kumulay
magkapunong kulay
magkulay
magpakulay
makulay
maykulay
pagkulay
pagpapakulay
pangalawang kulay
pangatlong kulay
pangkulay
pangulay
pangunahing kulay
sangkulayin

puti	abo, gris	itim
pula; krimson, pulang-pula	kahel; kayumanggi	dilaw; krema
kulay-dayap	lungti, lungtian, berde
turkesa	bughaw-langit, asul	bughaw, asul
lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom	mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura	rosas, kalimbahin