kulani

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Uncertain. According to Panganiban (1973), borrowed from Spanish collarín (surgical collar) but both the definition and phonology is significantly distant. See also kolyarin.

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Noun

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kulanì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜈᜒ)

  1. (anatomy) lymph node
  2. swelling or inflammation of the lymph node (especially in the groin or the armpit)

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