kulayputol

Tagalog

Etymology

From kulay (“color”) +‎ putol (“cut; part”). Calque of English chromomere, being from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) +‎ Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kulajˈputol/ [kʊ.laɪ̯ˈpuː.t̪ol]
• Rhymes: -utol
• Syllabification: ku‧lay‧pu‧tol

Noun

kulayputol (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜎ᜔)

1. (biology, cytology, neologism) chromomere

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