kulintang
English
Etymology
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Noun
kulintang (uncountable)
- An ancient form of instrumental music of Southeast Asia, played on a row of small, horizontally-laid melodic gongs accompanied by larger suspended gongs and drums.
- 2007 April 27, The New York Times, “Jazz Listings”, in New York Times:
- “Electric Kulintang,” her percussive collaboration with Mr. Rodriguez, adds a contemporary sheen to the chiming kulintang music of the Philippines.
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Anagrams
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Tagalog
Alternative forms
- kulintangan
- kulintan
Etymology
Compare Tboli klintang, Yakan kwintangan, Indonesian kolintang, Indonesian kelenteng, Javanese klenthéng (ꦏ꧀ꦭꦼꦤ꧀ꦛꦺꦁ).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ku‧lin‧tang
- IPA(key): /kulinˈtaŋ/, [kʊ.lɪnˈtaŋ]
Noun
kulintang
- (music) kulintang
Further reading
- “kulintang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018