kalbo

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Bikol Central

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish calvo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkalbo/ [ˈkal̪.bo]
  • IPA(key): /kalˈbo/ [kal̪ˈbo]
  • Hyphenation: kal‧bo

Adjective

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kálbo or kalbó (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. bald
    Synonyms: pangas, upaw

Derived terms

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Dupaningan Agta

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Noun

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kalbo

  1. mullet fish

Gothic

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Romanization

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kalbō

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Spanish calvo (bald) with a stress shift due to having a closed penultimate syllable, from Latin calvus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kalbó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. bald; bald-headed
    Synonym: upaw
  2. (figurative) devoid of trees; cleared (of a mountain or a forest)
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kalbò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. carried by the wind
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See also

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Further reading

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  • kalbo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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West Makian

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Etymology

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Cognate with Sawai kaleboben, Matbat bi3mbɔ121mpu, both meaning butterfly.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kalbo

  1. a butterfly
    Synonym: beebom

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics