kilusan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• quilusan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From kilos +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kiluˈsan/ [kɪ.lʊˈsan̪], /kiˈlusan/ [kɪˈluː.sɐn̪] (“noun: campaign; movement”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an, -usan
  • IPA^(key): /kiˈlusan/ [kɪˈluː.sɐn̪] (“to act in a certain manner”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -usan
  • IPA^(key): /ˌkiluˈsan/ [ˌkiː.lʊˈsan̪] (“kinetics”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ki‧lu‧san

Noun

kilusán or kilusan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. campaign (planned course of action)

   Synonyms: kampanya, mobimyento

2. movement; moving at the same time

   Synonyms: pagkikilusan, galawan, paggagalawan, tinagan, pagtitinagan

Verb

kilusan (complete kinilusan, progressive kinikilusan, contemplative kikilusan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. to act in a certain manner at (someone)

   Synonyms: astaan, aksiyunan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for kilusan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	kilos		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
kilusan	kinilusan	kinikilusan inakilusan1	kikilusan akilusan1	kilusi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

kílusán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜎᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. (neologism) kinetics

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL

Further reading

• “kilusan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “kilusan”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024