kulisap

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈlisap/ [kuˈl̪i.sap]
• Hyphenation: ku‧li‧sap

Noun

kulísap (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐᜉ᜔)

1. dandruff

   Synonym: daki

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• colisap — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈlisap/ [kʊˈliː.sɐp]
• Rhymes: -isap
• Syllabification: ku‧li‧sap

Noun

kulisap (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒᜐᜉ᜔)

1. insect (especially a tiny one)

   Synonym: insekto

2. swarming motion or movement (as of ants and other tiny insects)

   Synonyms: kuyaw, kulisaw

3. louse larva (in the early stage)

   Hypernym: kuto

   Coordinate terms: kuyumad, lisa

4. (eastern Marinduque) dandruff

   Synonyms: balakubak, (Marinduque) dalikdik

Derived terms

• kulisapin
• makulisap
• mangulisap
• pamatay-kulisap

 

References

• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page 91: “COLISAP. pp. muchos piojos, o animales pequeños”

Further reading

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