mamboso

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ boso. Root word from Spanish buzo (“diver”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mamˈboso/ [mɐmˈboː.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: mam‧bo‧so

Verb

mamboso (complete namboso, progressive namboboso, contemplative mamboboso, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ)

1. to peep; to view secretly, without being noticed
   • 1987, Jun Cruz Reyes, Tutubi, Tutubi Wag Kang Magpahuli Sa Mamang Salbahe‎^[1], →ISBN, page 96:

     Kung sakaling mahuli kami, sasabihin ko na lang na namboboso kami.

     In case we get caught, I will just tell that we are peeping.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mamboso

affix		mang- / ᜋᜅ᜔
root word		boso / ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		mamboso / ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
complete		namboso / ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
progressive		namboboso / ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜐᜓ
contemplative		mamboboso / ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜐᜓ
recently complete	formal	kapamboboso / ᜃᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜐᜓ
	informal	kakapamboso / ᜃᜃᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ kapapamboso / ᜃᜉᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ
imperative		pamboso1 / ᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜐᜓ

¹ Dialectal use only. Not used in Standard Tagalog.