From root: lunas
Usage Note
Kalunasan is an abstract ka- nominalization of lunas conveying the idea of a definitive resolution rather than a partial remedy. It appears in both medical contexts for a cure to a disease and in social or political discourse for a lasting solution to a systemic problem.
Examples
" Wala pang kalunasan ito. "
Natural Translation
This has no solution yet.
Literal Translation
None yet solution this.
" Kailangan natin ng kalunasan sa problema. "
Natural Translation
We need a solution to the problem.
Literal Translation
Need we of solution for problem.
" Hangga't hindi natin nauunawaan ang ugat ng problema, mahirap maghanap ng tunay na kalunasan. "
Natural Translation
As long as we don't understand the root of the problem, it's hard to find a real solution.
Literal Translation
As-long-as not we understand the root of problem, hard to-search of true solution.
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