From root: kulam
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinulam
ki-nu-LAM
bewitched
Present (Incomplete)
kinukulam
ki-nu-ku-LAM
bewitching
Future (Contemplated)
kukulamin
ku-ku-la-MIN
will bewitch
Usage Note
Kulamin is an object-focus verb used when targeting a specific person with a curse or hex through traditional Filipino sorcery. It is most frequently encountered in folklore, horror cinema, or colloquial discussions regarding unexplained illnesses or bad luck attributed to witchcraft.
Examples
" Baka kulamin ka niya. "
Natural Translation
He might bewitch you.
Literal Translation
Maybe bewitch you he.
" Ayaw niyang kulamin ang bata. "
Natural Translation
She doesn't want to bewitch the child.
Literal Translation
Dislike she bewitch the child.
" Sa kanilang baryo, may paniniwala na pwedeng kulamin ang kaaway kapag may naiwang buhok o damit nito. "
Natural Translation
In their village, there is a belief that an enemy can be bewitched if a strand of his hair or his clothing is left behind.
Literal Translation
In their village, there belief that can bewitch the enemy when there left-behind hair or clothing its.
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