tulo-tulo

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  2	3	4  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: tuló     Spanish cardinal: tres     Ordinal: ikatuló     Adverbial: makatuló     Distributive: tulo-túlo, tagtúlo     Fractional: sikatuló

Etymology

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Proto-Austronesian *tuluq

Cebuano tuloredup.

Cebuano tulo-tulo

Reduplication of tulo (“three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuloˈtulo/ [t̪u.l̪oˈt̪uː.l̪o]
• Hyphenation: tu‧lo‧tu‧lo

Adverb

tulo-túlo

1. by groups of three
2. three by three; three at a time
3. three for each person

Synonyms

• (groups of three) tinulo
• (three each person) tagtulo or tagutlo