abuloy

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *abúluy (assistance given to someone in need).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbuloj/ [ʔaˈbu.l̪oɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: a‧bu‧loy

Noun

abúloy (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. contribution (to be given to charity)

See also

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *abúluy (assistance given to someone in need).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈbuluj/ [ʔaˈbu.loj]
  • Rhymes: -uluj
  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧loy

Noun

abuloy (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜳᜮᜳᜬ᜴)

  1. donation; gift; grant

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 18

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *abúluy (assistance given to someone in need). Compare Bikol Central abuloy, Pangasinan aboloy, and Agutaynen aboloy.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈbuloj/ [ʔɐˈbuː.loɪ̯]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uloj
  • Syllabification: a‧bu‧loy

Noun

abuloy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜓᜌ᜔)

  1. subsidy; aid; contribution; offering; charity

Derived terms

  • abuluyan
  • iabuloy
  • mag-abuloy
  • mag-abuluyan
  • pag-aabuloy
  • pag-abuloy
  • tagaabuloy
  • tagapag-abuloy
  • umabuloy

See also

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