kalansay

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Etymology

Compare Kapampangan kalanse.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalansáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜈ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) skeleton
    Nahukay ng mga manggagawa sa likod ng bakuran ng paaralan ang kalansay ng pinatay na babae.
    Workers unearthed the skeleton of the murdered girl behind the schoolyard.
  2. (by extension) framework of a building

Further reading

  • “kalansay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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