hulo

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧lo

Adjective

hulo

1. having a strong character
2. having a strong stomach; does not easily get an upset stomach

Verb

hulo

1. to molt

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh. Doublet of ulo. Compare Malay hulu (“upstream; beginning”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhuloʔ/ [ˈhuː.loʔ]
• Rhymes: -uloʔ
• Syllabification: hu‧lo

Noun

hulò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)

1. source or origin of a river or stream

   Synonyms: bukal, batis, balong

2. northern part of a town or community

   Synonym: ilaya

3. deduction arrived at through reasoning or ratiocination

   Synonyms: kuro, kuro-kuro, pagkukuro

4. (Bataan, Marinduque) farm

   Synonyms: sakahan, bukid, linang

Derived terms

• di-mahulo
• huluin
• kahuluan
• mahulo
• paghuhulo

 

Etymology 2

From Jolo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈlo/ [hʊˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: hu‧lo

Noun

huló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)

1. a species of chicken said to be native of Jolo (especially roosters known for their unusual fighting ability)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• luho