kulam

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Malay kolam.

• IPA^(key): /kulam/
• Hyphenation: ku‧lam

kulam

1. man-made pond
2. short form of kulam ranang (“swimming pool”)

kulam

1. cloud

• colam, culam – obsolete, Abecedario orthography

Compare Tamil கோலம் (kōlam).

• Hyphenation: ku‧lam
• IPA^(key): /ˈkulam/, [ˈku.lɐm]

kulam (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜋ᜔)

1. witchcraft; witchery; sorcery

   Synonyms: gaway, panggagaway, balitok, barang, bunsol, mahika negra

• “kulam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
• Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 521: “Refregarſe) Colam (pp) el hechiçero el cuerpo [con ſuciedad] o [con çieno] que deçian eſtos era la cauſa de pareçer encendido en llamas de fuego”
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2017) Ancient Beliefs and Customs of the Tagalogs, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 371