kalansay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calansay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Compare Kapampangan kalanse.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalanˈsaj/ [kɐ.lɐn̪ˈsaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ka‧lan‧say

Noun

kalansáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

1. (anatomy) skeleton

   Nahukay ng mga manggagawa sa likod ng bakuran ng paaralan ang kalansay ng pinatay na babae.

   Workers unearthed the skeleton of the murdered girl behind the schoolyard.

2. (by extension) framework of a building

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• alkansya