sumbo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sumbu (wick; fuse). Compare Kapampangan sumbu, Maranao sombo (wick), and Javanese ꦱꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦸ (sumbu, wick; fuse).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sumˈbo/ [sʊmˈbo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: sum‧bo

Noun

sumbó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. candle; lamp; the light thereof
    Synonyms: ningas, liwanag

Derived terms

  • ipagsumbo
  • magsumbo
  • sumbuhan

See also

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