kalbo

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish calvo.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkalbo/, [ˈkal̪.bo]
  • IPA(key): /kalˈbo/, [kal̪ˈbo]
  • Hyphenation: kal‧bo

Adjective[edit]

kálbo or kalbó (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. bald
    Synonyms: pangas, upaw

Derived terms[edit]

Dupaningan Agta[edit]

Noun[edit]

kalbo

  1. mullet fish

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kalbō

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish calvo (“bald”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kalˈbo/, [kɐlˈbo]
  • Hyphenation: kal‧bo

Adjective[edit]

kalbó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. bald; bald-headed
    Synonym: upaw
  2. (figurative) devoid of trees; cleared (of a mountain or a forest)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkalboʔ/, [ˈkal.boʔ]
  • Hyphenation: kal‧bo

Adjective[edit]

kalbò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. carried by the wind
Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “kalbo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

West Makian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kalbo

  1. a butterfly
    Synonym: beebom

References[edit]

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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