subo

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See also: Su-Bo

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: su‧bo
  • IPA(key): /ˈsuboʔ/

Noun

subò

  1. manner of stuffing something into the mouth
    Synonyms: umom, hungit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: su‧bo
  • IPA(key): /suˈbo/

Noun

subó

  1. suds, lather, foam
    Synonym: sabo
Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈboʔ/
  • Hyphenation: su‧bo

Adjective

subô (Badlit spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. sad

Derived terms

Galician

Verb

subo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of subir

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key):

Verb

subō (present infinitive subāre, perfect active subāvī, supine subātum); first conjugation

  1. to be on heat

Conjugation

References

  • subo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • subo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • subo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

subo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of subir

Spanish

Verb

subo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of subir

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *súbuq (put something into or through an opening). Compare Ilocano subo, Kapampangan subu, and Bikol Central subo. Alternatively, from Hokkien 嘴末 (chhùi-boa̍h) according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

Noun

subò (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. amount of food taken into the mouth at a time; bite; mouthful
  2. putting of food into one's mouth
  3. (figurative) reluctant involvement (into an affair or act of responsibility)
    Synonyms: pagsubo, pagkapasubo, lulong, paglulong, pagkapalulong
Derived terms
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Adjective

subô (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. (figurative) inserted too deep
    Synonym: pasok
  2. (figurative) daringly bold
    Synonyms: pangahas, sagasa

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səbuh, from Proto-Austronesian *səbuS (douse a fire, extinguish a fire with water; to hiss, as water on fire). Compare Ibatan asbo, Ilocano subbo, Kapampangan asbu, Bikol Central sabo / subo, Aklanon suebo, Cebuano subo, Hiligaynon subo, Maranao sebo, and Malay sebu.

Pronunciation

Noun

subó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜊᜓ)

  1. seething (of boiling water or liquid)
    Synonyms: sulak, pagsulak
  2. tempering of metal (by immersing in water after heating it red)
    Synonyms: pagsusubo, pagkasubo
  3. (figurative) violent agitation; sudden fit of anger
Derived terms

Further reading

  • subo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • subo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*súbuq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sebuS”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 86

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