hulma

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish horma.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hul‧ma

Noun

hulma

  1. form, molding, shape

Verb

hulma

  1. to shape, to mold

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish horma. Doublet of porma.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hulˈma/ [hʊlˈma]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: hul‧ma

Noun

hulmá (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎ᜔ᜋ)

  1. shaping with a mold
    Synonyms: paghulma, paghuhulma, hugis, paghuhugis
  2. mold (hollow form)
    Synonyms: molde, moldehan, hulmahan
  3. form or shape made in a mold
    Synonyms: hugis, porma, korte

Derived terms

  • hulmado

Further reading

  • hulma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018