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/ [ˈhu.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
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