kurus-kurus
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of kurus, literally, “cross-cross”, or more loosely translated as “crossed; cross-like; made of crosses”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˌɾus kuˈɾus/ [kʊˌɾus kʊˈɾus]
- Rhymes: -us
- Syllabification: ku‧rus-ku‧rus
Noun
[edit]kurús-kurús (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
- starfish
- Synonyms: bituing-dagat, isdang-bituin, asteroyd