kalanda

English

Noun

kalanda (plural kalandas)

1. (historical) An ancient unit of weight in Ceylon.

Anagrams

• Klanada

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calanda — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish calandra, from French calandre, from Medieval Latin calandrus, ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros). Doublet of kalandra, silindro, and silinder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalanˈda/, [kɐ.lɐnˈda]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lan‧da

Noun

kalandá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜈ᜔ᜇ)

1. Alternative form of kalandra

Further reading

• “kalanda” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kalanda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018