kuliglig

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ku‧lig‧lig

Noun

kuliglíg

  1. cicada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan kuliglig.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuliɡˈliɡ/ [kʊ.lɪɡˈlɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -iɡ
  • Syllabification: ku‧lig‧lig

Noun

kuliglíg (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜄ᜔ᜎᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. cicada
    Synonyms: kulilis, kagaykay, sikada
  2. cricket
    Synonyms: kuliglig-lupa, kerwe, kamaksi, kriket, grilyo
  3. kuliglig (vehicle composed of a two-wheeled trailer pulled by a two-wheeled tractor similar to a rotary tiller)
  4. motorized plow
  5. motorized tricycle; motorized cycle rickshaw

See also

  • kulislis

Further reading

  • kuliglig”, 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 155:Chicharra) Culiglig [(pc)] aueçilla q̃ [canta a todas] oras, aunque de muy pocos viſta porque no para aqui ni alli, malis cana diyan culiglig (diçen aun chiquillo) quita te de ay chiquillo.