kalbo

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calvo.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kálbo or kalbó (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

1. bald

   Synonyms: pangas, upaw

Derived terms

• kalbohon
• magkalbo
• makakalbo
• makalbo
• pakalbo

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkalbo]

Noun

kalbo f

1. vocative singular of kalba

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kalbo

1. mullet fish

Gothic

Romanization

kalbō

1. romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-der.

Proto-Italic *kalVwos

Latin calvus

Old Spanish calvo

Spanish calvobor.

Tagalog kalbo

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalˈbo/ [k̠ɐlˈbo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: kal‧bo

Adjective

kalbó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

1. bald; bald-headed

   Synonym: upaw

2. (figurative) devoid of trees; cleared (of a mountain or a forest)

Derived terms

• ipakalbo
• kalbuhin
• kumalbo
• magpakalbo
• makalbo
• semi-kalbo

Related terms

• kalba

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalˈboʔ/ [k̠ɐlˈboʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: kal‧bo

Adjective

kalbô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

1. carried by the wind

Derived terms

• kalbuan
• kalbuin
• mangalbo

See also

• galbo
• tangay

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• bakol, klabo, bokal

West Makian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkal̪.bo/

Noun

kalbo

1. a butterfly

   Synonym: beebom

References

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