"Kulang" is a word in WARAY, TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
Kulang - lacking
kúlang - Less than required or expected,
short, insufficient, inadequate, not enough,
too little, deficient, deficit; to lack, fall
short, be inadequate, etc. Kúlang iní. This
is short—or—This is too little. Kúlang gid
inâ sa íla nga tanán. That certainly is not
enough for all of them. Nagkúlang ang
bíno. There was not enough wine.
Nakulángan akó sing kwárta. I ran short
of money. Pakulángi siá sing limá ka dakû.
Give him five centavos less. Pinakulángan
níya ang bilí sang líbro sing napúlò ka
dakû. He lowered the price of the book by
ten centavos. Kúlang karón ang ísdà.
There is at present a dearth or scarcity of
fish. (cf. kabús, kulábus).
kuláng - (B) To fell, hew down, cause to
fall, lay low, throw down. Kulangá ang
káhoy. Fell the tree. Nakuláng na ang
káhoy sa dútà. The tree is now laid low on
the ground. Ginkuláng sang bágyo ang
dìmaísip nga mga káhoy. The storm laid
low innumerable trees. (cf. púkan).
kulang
Definition: (adj) short, incomplete, lacking, insufficient, inadequate -- MAGKULANG
kuláng - Now and then, but rarely, used
for kúlang. Ginakuláng ang íya kinitáan.
His earnings are not sufficient (for his
needs).
kúlang a lacking, deficient.
Kúlang ra ni pára nákù, This is not enough for me.
{2} too puny to pose a challenge.
Magsinumba-gay?
Kúlang ka ra nákù, You want to fight?
Youre not strong enough to pose a challenge.
n balance, the amount needed or lacking.
Pilay kúwang?
How much is needed?
v {1} [B; ab7] be wanting, lacking, deficient.
Dì kita makalingkud kay nagkúlang ang lingkuránan, We cant take a seat.
There are not enough chairs.
Ayawg kulánga pagsuklì, Dont fail to give the right amount of change.
Arun ka makaganansiya, kulángi ug gamay ang takus, If you want to make a greater profit, make the measure a little bit short.
{2} [A13] not give s.
o.
his proper due or attention.
Nanglaki ang asáwa tungud kay nagkúlang kaníya ang íyang bána, The wife took up with other men be-cause her husband didnt give her adequate a?
ection.
{3} dílì, walay v [B2456; a4] be not less than.
Dílì makúlang (kulángun) sa singkuwinta ang mitambung, The number of people who came is not less than fifty.
ka-an n deficiency, shortcomings.
Pasaylúa aku sa ákung mga kakulángan, Forgive me for my shortcomings.
kulangkulang a mentally retarded, slightly lacking in intelligence for the age.
v [B126; a12] become mentally deficient.
-un a not quite enough.
Kulángun ra ning usa ka bábuy sa mga bisíta, One pig is not enough for the visitors.
-an a lacking a lot to reach the proper amount.
Kulángan kaáyu ning usa ka sáku, This isnt a whole sackful.
Theres a lot missing.
These things have a life of there own and never existed when I was growing up certainly worrying when one would get made. It's kind of amazing how that one movie kept living through all these years.
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