kulaing Variant. kuling noun English. A bamboo Jew's harp. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' meglemet kulaing, ndi' daw mpia meketawa, pu' megbata' ita bungi'. English. If one is playing a Jew's harp, it is said that it is not good for him to laugh, or he will have a child with cleft palate. Synonym. kubing Generic. ayep