kabuluhan
Tagalog
Etymology
From bulo (“hair; ounce of importance”) + ka- -han.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kabuluˈhan/ [kɐ.bʊ.lʊˈhan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: ka‧bu‧lu‧han
Noun
kabuluhán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜓᜎᜓᜑᜈ᜔)
- worth; value; importance
- Synonyms: saysay, halaga, kahulugan, kahalagahan, kuwenta, importansiya, (dated) kasaysayan, (obsolete) bulo
Derived terms
- makabuluhan
- pagsasakabuluhan
- walang-kabuluhan
Further reading
- “kabuluhan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 63: “Prouecho) Cabolohan (pc) poco o ninguno, valan cabolohan, no es de prouecho”