EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
witchcraft; sorcery; hex...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/KU-lam/
FIL: Isang uri ng itim na mahika o pangkukulam na pinaniniwalaang nagdudulot ng pinsala, sakit, o kamalasan sa isang tao sa pamamagitan ng mga ritwal na isinasagawa ng isang mangkukulam.
EN: witchcraft; sorcery; hex
This is Pinoy-style voodoo. When something bad happens to a person who wronged someone, the chismis is: 'Naku, baka nakulam 'yan!' It involves a doll, a picture, and a 'mangkukulam' (sorcerer) on speed dial. It's the ultimate, supernatural revenge plot in Filipino folklore.
A central concept in Philippine folklore and superstition, distinct from 'barang' which often involves insects.
🇵🇭 Naniniwala pa rin ang ilang tao sa probinsya sa bisa ng kulam.
🇺🇸 Some people in the province still believe in the power of witchcraft.
🇵🇭 Ang biglaang pagkakasakit niya ay ipinapalagay ng iba na dahil sa kulam.
🇺🇸 His sudden illness is assumed by others to be because of a hex.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.