Tulang
It was National Dragonfly Day a few days ago! How do you say “dragonfly” in your language?
Did you know that the Kapampángan word for “dragonfly” is similar to the Malay/Indonesian word for “bone”?
TULANG • (too-LUHNG)
dragonfly
Tagálog (Filipino): tutubí
Kapampángan:
TULANG = dragonfly
(Indonesian: capung, Malay: pepatung)
Malay/Indonesian:
TULANG = bone
(Kapampángan: bútul)
Derived Terms
TULANG KARÁYUM
damselfly (literally, “needle dragonfly”)
Tagálog (Filipino): tutubíng karáyom
TULANG DÁPU
Dapularger dragonfly (literally, “crocodile dragonfly”)
Also: tulang damúlag (“carabao dragonfly”)
Tagálog (Filipino): tutubíng kalabáw (“carabao dragonfly”)
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