mangkukulam

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Tagalog

Etymology

From mang- +‎ kulam.

Pronunciation

Noun

mangkukulam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜃᜓᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. (usually in folklore) witch
    • 2017, Dr. Jaerock Lee, Espiritu, Kaluluwa, at Katawan I : Spirit, Soul and Body Ⅰ (Tagalog Edition): Ang Kwento ng Mahiwagang Pagkilala sa Ating “Sarili”, UrimBooks, →ISBN:
      ... naniniwala kayo sa Diyos. Mas malaking pinsala ang mangyayari kahit sa mga hindi mananampalataya kung mangkukulam sila, dahil kung mangkukulam kayo, nagtatawag kayo ng masasamang espiritu. Halimbawa, kung mangkukulam.
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    • 1989, “Ani: Literary Journal of the Cultural Center of the Philippines”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Noong bata pa si Sabel, at ni hindi natin alam kung sinong Sabel, dalawang mangkukulam - isang babae at isang lalaki - ang nag-away. Hindi natin alam kung magkabiyak ang dalawang ito; ni hindi natin alam kung ano ang pinag- awayan ...
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    • 1970, Rolando E. Villacorte, Baliwag, Then and Now:
      Sinabi ng doktor-kulam na hindi niya naabutan ang mangkukulam sa loob ng katawan ng dalagita kaya ito'y hindi gumaling. Sa madaling sabi, nakatakas ang matinik na mangkukulam at di-umano'y bakas na lamang ang naiwan kung kaya't  ...
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