"kulang-kulang" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /kuˌlaŋ kuˈlaŋ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kʊˌlaŋ kʊˈlaŋ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: kuláng-kuláng [canonical], ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔ [Baybayin], kulangkulang [alternative]
Rhymes: -aŋ Etymology: Reduplication of kulang. Etymology templates: {{rdp|tl|kulang}} Reduplication of kulang Head templates: {{tl-adj|kuláng-kuláng|b=+}} kuláng-kuláng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔)
  1. somewhat insufficient; slightly lacking; a bit missing; somewhat incomplete; somewhat inadequate quantity but not definitively so
    Sense id: en-kulang-kulang-tl-adj-XF415m4P
  2. (medicine, colloquial, euphemistic) mentally lacking; mentally challenged; mentally handicapped; feeble-minded Tags: colloquial, euphemistic Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: sinto-sinto, sira-sira, medyo-medyo, uduudo, torpe
    Sense id: en-kulang-kulang-tl-adj-b1aJ7-Ll Categories (other): Tagalog euphemisms, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog reduplications, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Tagalog reduplications: 21 79 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 26 74 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 42 58 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 42 58 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bobo, may sayad, tanga
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