KALAM
KALAM is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
kálam (not without l) v [A; a2] {1} search, look for.
Mukálam pa siya sa íyang hunsuy nga naw, He still has to look for the pipe he lost.
Labihan nakakálam ang pulis sa gipangítang kawatan, How the policeman looked for the thief that was wanted!
Kaláma ang dinakpan ug wà bay armas, Search the prisoner to see if he is armed.
{2} earn a living.
Inyung amahan ang nagkálam sa átung gikaun, It is your father who earns what we eat.
Mukálam pa siya sa íyang hunsuy nga naw, He still has to look for the pipe he lost.
Labihan nakakálam ang pulis sa gipangítang kawatan, How the policeman looked for the thief that was wanted!
Kaláma ang dinakpan ug wà bay armas, Search the prisoner to see if he is armed.
{2} earn a living.
Inyung amahan ang nagkálam sa átung gikaun, It is your father who earns what we eat.