kalag

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlaɡ/, [kaˈl̪aɡ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lag

Noun

kalág (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎᜄ᜔)

1. a ghost; a spirit; a soul

   Synonyms: espiritu, multo

Derived terms

• daing kalag
• kalagon
• magkalag
• makakalag
• makalag
• makalagan
• mangalag
• pangalag

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *kalag (compare Hiligaynon kalag), from Proto-Greater Central Philippines *kalag.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /kaˈlaɡ/, [kɐˈl̪aɡ]
• (Metro Cebu, Bohol, Leyte) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɡ/, [ˈkaɡ]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Hyphenation: ka‧lag

Noun

kalág (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜄ᜔)

1. ghost; specter; wraith
2. spirit; soul

   Synonym: espiritu

Derived terms

• Adlaw sa mga Kalag
• kalagkalag
• kalagon
• kalagpares
• mangalag

 

Anagrams

• lagak, lakag

Hiligaynon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlaɡ/, [kaˈlaɡ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lag

Noun

kalág

1. soul, spirit, ghost

   Synonyms: espiritu, murto

Sumerian

Romanization

kalag

1. Romanization of 𒆗 (kalag)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈlaɡ/ [kɐˈlaɡ]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: ka‧lag

Adjective

kalág (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜄ᜔)

1. untied; loose; free; loosened

   Synonyms: kalas, habso

Derived terms

• kalagan
• kalagin

 

Further reading

• “kalag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018