mabulo

See also: Mabulo

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈbulo/ [mɐˈbuː.lo]
  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Syllabification: ma‧bu‧lo

Etymology 1

Compare Cebuano mabolo and Ilocano mabolo.

Noun

mabulo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. velvet persimmon, a species of tree native to the Philippines (Diospyros blancoi)
    Synonyms: talang, kamagong
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From ma- +‎ bulo.

Adjective

mabulo (plural mabubulo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. downy; wooly; hairy (of leaves, fruits, stem of plants, etc.)
Inflection
Degrees of mabulo
root bulo
positive singular plural
mabulo mabubulo
comparative singular plural
superiority mas mabulo mas mabubulo
inferiority hindi gaanong mabulo hindi gaanong mabubulo
equality kasimbulo
superlative singular plural
relative ang pinakamabulo ang pinakamabubulo
absolute napakamabulo napakamabubulo
pagkabulo pagkabulo-bulo

Further reading

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

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