mambola

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ bola.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamˈbola/ [mɐmˈboː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: mam‧bo‧la

Verb

mambola (complete nambola, progressive nambobola, contemplative mambobola, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ)

  1. to flatter; to sweet-talk; to jest; to put someone on
    Ang babango ng mga papuri mo, nambobola ka na yata!
    Your words are so nice, you must be flattering!
    • 1971, Liwayway:
      At si Vic, dahil na rin sa niyang kasanayang mambola ng babae, - nagbibigay naman. - Siya ba ang kusang lalapit kay Vic upang humingi ng pauman. hin? Ayaw ipahintulot ng mataas niyang pagpapahalaga sa sarili.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mambola
affix mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word bola / ᜊᜓᜎ
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ
complete nambola / ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ
progressive nambobola / ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ
contemplative mambobola / ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ
recently
complete
formal kapambobola / ᜃᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ
informal kakapambola / ᜃᜃᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ
kapapambola / ᜃᜉᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ
imperative pambola1 / ᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ

1 Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.