kailan

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See also: kai-lan

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Cantonese 芥蘭芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2).

Noun

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kailan (uncountable)

  1. Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra, a long, blue-green vegetable with thick, glossy stems and leaves typically eaten in Chinese and particularly Cantonese cooking.

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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Malay kailan, from Late Classical Malay کايلن (kailan), from Cantonese 芥蘭芥兰 (gaai3 laan4-2, “kailan”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.i.lan/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧i‧lan

Noun

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kailan (first-person possessive kailanku, second-person possessive kailanmu, third-person possessive kailannya)

  1. kailan, Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra.

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ka- +‎ ilan.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaʔiˈlan/ [kɐ.ʔɪˈlan̪]
      • Rhymes: -an
      • Syllabification: ka‧i‧lan
    • IPA(key): /kajˈlan/ [kaɪ̯ˈlan̪], /ˈkelan/ [ˈkɛː.lɐn̪] (colloquial)
      • Rhymes: -an
      • Syllabification: kai‧lan
  • (Batangas) IPA(key): /kejˈlan/ [keɪ̯ˈlan̪]

Pronoun

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kailán (plural kai-kailan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. (interrogative) when

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Further reading

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  • kailan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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