kulaylawas

Tagalog

Etymology

From kulay (“color”) +‎ Cebuano lawas (“body”). Calque of Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) and σῶμα (sôma, “body”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kulajˈlawas/, [kʊ.laɪ̯ˈla.wɐs]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧lay‧la‧was

Noun

kulaylawas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. (neologism) chromosome
    Synonym: kromosoma

References
  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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