kulam

See also: kułam

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil குளம் (kuḷam). Cognate with Malay kolam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kulam/
• Hyphenation: ku‧lam

Noun

kulam

1. man-made pond
2. short form of kulam ranang (“swimming pool”)

Central Cagayan Agta

Noun

kulam

1. cloud

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• culam (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuləm/ [ˈkuː.ləm]
• Hyphenation: ku‧lam

Noun

kúlam

1. witchcraft

Derived terms

• magkukulam
• pagkulaman

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• colam, culam — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

Compare Tamil கோலம் (kōlam).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkulam/ [ˈk̠uː.lɐm]
• Rhymes: -ulam
• Syllabification: ku‧lam

Noun

kulam (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜋ᜔)

1. witchcraft; witchery; sorcery; bewitchment

   Synonyms: gaway, panggagaway, balitok, barang, bunsol, mahika negra

Derived terms

• ipakulam
• kulaman
• kulamin
• kumulam
• magkulam
• makulam
• mangkukulam
• pagkulam
• pangkukulam

See also

• bighani
• engkanto
• gayuma
• ohiya

Further reading

• “kulam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., 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