gulinda

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Maranao golinda' (sharp mechanized grindstone), Malay gerinda (whetstone; sharp-pointed hard stone used for filing teeth), Balinese gerinda (round grindstone), Sundanese gurinda (grind stone), Javanese ꦒꦿꦺꦤ꧀ꦢ (grénda, revolving grindstone), and Old Javanese gurinda (grindstone, whetstone). See also Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa, powder).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡulinˈdaʔ/ [ɡʊ.lɪn̪ˈd̪aʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: gu‧lin‧da

Noun

gulindâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ)

  1. grinding or whetting on a whetstone to sharpen
    Synonym: hasa

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