kulaylawas

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kulaylawas (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜌ᜔ᜎᜏᜐ᜔)

  1. (neologism) chromosome
    Synonym: kromosoma

References

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  • 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