kulapo
Tagalog
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editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kulaˈpo/ [kʊ.lɐˈpo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: ku‧la‧po
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Malay kerapu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀapu (“the sea perch, giant rock cod, giant grouper, Epinephelus spp.”). Compare Yami kozapo, Ivatan korapo, Ilocano kurapo, Bikol Central pugapo, Cebuano pugapo, Tiruray kurafu, Tausug kulapu, Pangutaran Sama kulapu, Indonesian kerapu, Sundanese ᮊᮥᮛᮕᮥ (kurapu), and Palauan ksaw.
Noun
editkulapó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜉᜓ) (zoology)
See also
editEtymology 2
editCompare Kapampangan kulapu (“molds; moss”), Bikol Central kulapo (“sea slime”) and Malay kulapuk (“molds”).
Noun
editkulapó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜉᜓ)
- a kind of mildew
- Synonym: dapulak
- species of seaweed or moss
- oily or vegetable film on liquid surface
- Synonym: linab
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “kulapo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kulapo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
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- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/o
- Rhymes:Tagalog/o/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Malay
- Tagalog terms derived from Malay
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Fish
- tl:Serranids
- tl:Fungi
- tl:Algae
- tl:Mosses