Etymology
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From kulay (“color”) + Cebuano lawas (“body”). Calque of Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) and σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /kulajˈlawas/, [kʊ.laɪ̯ˈla.wɐs]
- Hyphenation: ku‧lay‧la‧was
kulaylawas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)
- (neologism) chromosome
- Synonym: kromosoma
References
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- 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