mabulo

See also: Mabulo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ma- +‎ bulo (hair covering). The tree was named for its fruit, which appears hairy due to its fine, soft, reddish-brown trichomes.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈbulo/ [mɐˈbuː.lo]
  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Syllabification: ma‧bu‧lo

Adjective

mabulo (plural mabubulo, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. downy; wooly; hairy (of leaves, fruits, stem of plants, etc.)

Inflection

Degrees of mabulo
root bulo
positive singular plural
mabulo mabubulo
comparative singular plural
superiority mas mabulo mas mabubulo
inferiority hindi gaanong mabulo hindi gaanong mabubulo
equality kasimbulo
superlative singular plural
relative ang pinakamabulo ang pinakamabubulo
absolute napakamabulo napakamabubulo
pagkabulo pagkabulo-bulo

Noun

mabulo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. velvet apple (Diospyros blancoi)
    Synonyms: talang, kamagong

Descendants

  • Philippine Spanish: mabolo

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