hablon

English

Noun

hablon (uncountable)

  1. A handwoven fabric made from various plant fibers by the Hiligaynon people.

Cebuano

Etymology

Syncopic form of habolon, from habol +‎ -on. Compare Higaonon habul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhablon/ [ˈhab.l̪on̪]
  • Hyphenation: hab‧lon

Noun

hablon (Badlit spelling ᜑᜊ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. handloom
    Synonyms: hablanan, hablonan, habol, hagbanan, hagbonan, halablan, halabohan
  2. cloth woven in a handloom

Verb

hablon (inchoative gihabol, imperative habla, Badlit spelling ᜑᜊ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. to weave with a handloom
    Synonym: habol
  2. to wear handwoven cloth

Further reading

  • John U. Wolff (1972), A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[1] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press
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