hulo
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hu‧lo
Adjective
hulo
- having a strong character
- having a strong stomach; does not easily get an upset stomach
Verb
hulo
- to molt
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh. Doublet of ulo. Compare Malay hulu (“upstream; beginning”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhuloʔ/ [ˈhuː.loʔ]
- Rhymes: -uloʔ
- Syllabification: hu‧lo
Noun
hulò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)
- source or origin of a river or stream
- northern part of a town or community
- Synonym: ilaya
- deduction arrived at through reasoning or ratiocination
- (Bataan, Marinduque) farm
Derived terms
- di-mahulo
- huluin
- kahuluan
- mahulo
- paghuhulo
Etymology 2
From Jolo.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huˈlo/ [hʊˈlo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: hu‧lo
Noun
huló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)
- a species of chicken said to be native of Jolo (especially roosters known for their unusual fighting ability)
Further reading
- “hulo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018