Joló

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • Sulú, Sulu
  • Xoló (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“sea current”).[1] Compare Maranao Solog (“Sulu; Jolo”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xoˈlo/ [xoˈlo]
  • IPA(key): /ʃoˈlo/ [ʃoˈlo] (Early Modern Spanish)
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: Jo‧ló

Proper noun

Joló ?

  1. Jolo (the provincial capital of Sulu, Philippines)
  2. Jolo (an island of Sulu, Philippines)
  3. Sulu (a province of the Philippines)
  4. Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago of the Philippines)[2]
  5. (historical) Sultanate of Sulu

Derived terms

  • joloano

References

  1. ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu‎[1], page 133
  2. ^ Quilis, Antonio, Casado-Fresnillo, Celia, Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia‎[2], Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 32

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