mamboso

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ boso. Root word from Spanish buzo (diver).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mamˈboso/ [mɐmˈboː.so]
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: mam‧bo‧so

Verb

mamboso (complete namboso, progressive namboboso, contemplative mamboboso, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ)

  1. to peep; to view secretly, without being noticed
    • 1987, Jun Cruz Reyes, Tutubi, Tutubi Wag Kang Magpahuli Sa Mamang Salbahe[1], →ISBN, page 96:
      Kung sakaling mahuli kami, sasabihin ko na lang na namboboso kami.
      In case we get caught, I will just tell that we are peeping.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mamboso
affix mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word boso / ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive  / ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
complete namboso / ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
progressive namboboso / ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜐᜓ
contemplative mamboboso / ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜐᜓ
recently
complete
formal kapamboboso / ᜃᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜐᜓ
informal kakapamboso / ᜃᜃᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
kapapamboso / ᜃᜉᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
imperative pamboso1 / ᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ

1 Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.