kalus

Central Bontoc

Noun

kalus

  1. a low-toned gong

References

  • Rev. Walter Clayton Clapp (1908), “kalus”, in A Vocabulary of the Igorot Language as spoken by the Bontok Igorots‎[1], volume V, part III, Manila: Bureau of Science Division of Ethnology Publications, page 175

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English callus, from Latin callum (“hard skin”).

Noun

kalus (plural kalus-kalus)

  1. callus
    1. (dermatology) hardened part of the skin
      Synonym: kapal
    2. (surgery, orthopaedics) material of repair in fractures of bone
    3. (phytopathology) the new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.

Derived terms

  • kalus embriogenik
  • kalus terpisahkan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Manggarai [Term?].

Noun

kalus (plural kalus-kalus)

  1. (dance) the handle of a whip in the caci dance

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