kalunos-lunos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ka- +‎ reduplication of lunos.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaˌlunos ˈlunos/ [kɐˌlu.nos ˈlu.nos] (dated)
      • Rhymes: -unos
    • IPA(key): /kaluˌnos luˈnos/ [kɐ.lʊˌnos lʊˈnos]
      • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: ka‧lu‧nos-lu‧nos

Adjective

kalunos-lunos or kalunós-lunós (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. tragic
  2. horrific; deplorable

Further reading
  • “kalunos-lunos” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • The template Template:R:Diksyunaryo tesauro Pilipino-Ingles 1973 does not use the parameter(s): 
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  • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
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