kulam
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See also: kułam
Brunei Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Malay kolam.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kulam
- man-made pond
- short form of kulam ranang (“swimming pool”)
Central Cagayan Agta[edit]
Noun[edit]
kulam
Kapampangan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kúlam
Derived terms[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kulam (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜋ᜔)
- witchcraft; witchery; sorcery; bewitchment
- Synonyms: gaway, panggagaway, balitok, barang, bunsol, mahika negra
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kulam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 521: “Refregarſe) Colam (pp) el hechiçero el cuerpo [con ſuciedad] o [con çieno] que deçian eſtos era la cauſa de pareçer encendido en llamas de fuego”
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 371
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