kalunos-lunos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calonoslonos — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kalunus-lunos — nonstandard

Etymology

From ka- +‎ reduplication of lunos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kaˌlunos ˈlunos/ [kɐˌluː.n̪os ˈluː.n̪os] (dated)
    • Rhymes: -unos
  • IPA^(key): /kaluˌnos luˈnos/ [kɐ.lʊˌn̪os lʊˈn̪os]
    • Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: ka‧lu‧nos-lu‧nos

Adjective

kalunos-lunos or kalunós-lunós (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔ᜎᜓᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

1. tragic
2. horrific; deplorable

Further reading

• “kalunos-lunos”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 666
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier