Meaning of kúl-aw

kúl-aw

Hiligaynon

Bad, poor, unsatisfactory, not up to the standard or reasonable expectations; to be or become bad, etc., chiefly applied to crops. Kúl-aw ang pinatubás ko sa siníng túig. I had a poor harvest this year. Nagkúl-aw iníng humáy. The rice turned out poorly, yielding e.g. less than half a ganta of "bugás" for every ganta of unhulled rice.