maabo

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Fula[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto Fula-Serer *maabo (griot, weaver), whence also Serer maabo. Compare borrowings Bambara máábɔ, Susu mábɔɛ, Zarma màbé.[1]

Noun[edit]

maabo o (plural maabuuɓe ɓe)

  1. griot, a type of griot who may also be leather workers.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 130

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ma- +‎ abo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /maʔaˈbo/, [mɐ.ʔɐˈbo]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧a‧bo

Adjective[edit]

maabó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜊᜓ)

  1. ashy; with much ash
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