kulang-kulang

== Cebuano == === Alternative forms === kuwang-kuwang === Etymology === Reduplication of kulang. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ku‧lang‧ku‧lang === Noun === kulang-kulang a mentally challenged person == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === kulangkulang === Etymology === Reduplication of kulang. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˌlaŋ kuˈlaŋ/ [kʊˌlaŋ kʊˈlaŋ] Rhymes: -aŋ Syllabification: ku‧lang-ku‧lang === Adjective === kuláng-kuláng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜓᜎᜅ᜔) somewhat insufficient; slightly lacking; a bit missing; somewhat incomplete; somewhat inadequate quantity but not definitively so (medicine, colloquial, euphemistic) mentally lacking; mentally challenged; mentally handicapped; feeble-minded Synonyms: sinto-sinto, sira-sira, medyo-medyo, uduudo, torpe ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “kulang-kulang”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “kulang-kulang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 406 Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 312