kalbo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish calvo.

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

Adjective

kálbo or kalbó (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. bald
    Synonyms: pangas, upaw

Derived terms
  • kalbohon
  • magkalbo
  • makakalbo
  • makalbo
  • pakalbo

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kalbo

  1. mullet fish

Gothic

Romanization

kalbō

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍉

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish calvo (“bald”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kalbó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. bald; bald-headed
    Synonym: upaw
  2. (figurative) devoid of trees; cleared (of a mountain or a forest)
Derived terms
  • ipakalbo
  • kalbuhin
  • kumalbo
  • magpakalbo
  • makalbo
  • semi-kalbo

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kalbò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜊᜓ)

  1. carried by the wind
Derived terms
  • kalbuan
  • kalbuin
  • mangalbo

See also

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

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkal̪.bo/

Noun

kalbo

  1. a butterfly
    Synonym: beebom

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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