Kulam
Overview
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
word meaning "hex or "curse"." Often, the same word is used as a term for witchcraft.
Kulam is actually a Tagalog noun which literally means bewitchment or hex.
Although often used to mean "witchcraft," the proper term for witchcraft following Filipino grammar is Pangkukulam (noun).
Mangkukulam (noun) is a person employing or using Kulam.
