kulaylawas

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kulajˈlawas/ [kʊ.laɪ̯ˈlaː.wɐs]
• Rhymes: -awas
• Syllabification: 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