hulo

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hu‧lo

Adjective

hulo

  1. having a strong character
  2. having a strong stomach; does not easily get an upset stomach

Verb

hulo

  1. to molt

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Austronesian *quluh
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu
Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ)
Malay hulubor.
Tagalog hulo

    Borrowed from Malay hulu (“upstream; beginning”), from Proto-Malayic *hulu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh. Doublet of ulo. See also Malay hulu sungai.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhuloʔ/ [ˈhuː.loʔ]
    • Rhymes: -uloʔ
    • Syllabification: hu‧lo

    Noun

    hulò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)

    1. source or origin of a river or stream
      Synonyms: bukal, batis, balong
    2. northern part of a town or community
      Synonym: ilaya
    3. deduction arrived at through reasoning or ratiocination
      Synonyms: kuro, kuro-kuro, pagkukuro
    4. (Bataan, Marinduque) farm
      Synonyms: sakahan, bukid, linang
    Derived terms
    • di-mahulo
    • huluin
    • kahuluan
    • mahulo
    • paghuhulo

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sələg
    Tausug sūg?
    Tausug Sulugbor.
    Spanish Jolóbor.
    Tagalog Jolo
    Tagalog hulo

      From Jolo.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huˈlo/ [hʊˈlo]
      • Rhymes: -o
      • Syllabification: hu‧lo

      Noun

      huló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)

      1. 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, 2018

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