rebulto

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ribulto — superseded

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish de bulto (“of statue or bust”). An alternate etymology posits it to be a metathesis from Spanish retablo (“altar piece”), according to Potet (2016).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾeˈbulto/ [ɾɛˈbul.to]
• Rhymes: -ulto
• Syllabification: re‧bul‧to

Noun

rebulto (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. statue

   Synonym: estatwa

See also

• ditablo

 

Further reading

• “rebulto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 323