mabulo

See also: Mabulo

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈbulo/ [mɐˈbuː.lo]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification: ma‧bu‧lo

Etymology 1

Compare Cebuano mabolo and Ilocano mabolo.

Noun

mabulo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

1. velvet persimmon, a species of tree native to the Philippines (Diospyros blancoi)

   Synonyms: talang, kamagong

Alternative forms

• mabolo

Derived terms

• Mabolo, Mabulo (place names)

Etymology 2

From ma- +‎ bulo.

Adjective

mabulo (plural mabubulo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

1. downy; wooly; hairy (of leaves, fruits, stem of plants, etc.)

Inflection

    Degrees of mabulo

positive			singular	plural	root
			mabulo	mabubulo	bulo
	superiority		inferiority		equality
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
comparative	mas mabulo	mas mabubulo	hindi gaanong mabulo	hindi gaanong mabubulo	kasimbulo
	relative		absolute
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
superlative	ang pinakamabulo	ang pinakamabubulo	napakamabulo	napakamabubulo	pagkabulo	pagkabulo-bulo

Further reading

• “mabulo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018