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uvula in Tagalog

kuntil

UK/ˈjuː.vjʊl.ə//ˈju.vjəl.ə/

uvula in Tagalog: kuntil, tilao. In English, uvula means the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.

Tagalog words for uvula

appendage that hangs from the palate
kuntil, tilao

English meaning of uvula

  1. noun The slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.
  2. noun An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clapper.

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Questions about uvula in Tagalog

What is the meaning of uvula in Tagalog?
Uvula in Tagalog is kuntil, tilao.
Ano ang uvula sa Tagalog?
Uvula: kuntil, tilao.
What does uvula mean in English?
Uvula means the slight elevation in the mucous membrane immediately behind the internal urethral orifice of the urinary bladder, caused by the middle lobe of the prostate.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uvula (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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