tolo

See also: tölö

Amis

Amis cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tolo
    Ordinal : sakatolo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolo

  1. three

References

Asturian

Etymology

From a contraction of the determiner too (all) + neuter singular article lo (the).

Contraction

tolo n (masculine tol, feminine tola, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural toles)

  1. all the

Chamicuro

Noun

tolo

  1. front
  2. forehead

Esperanto

Etymology

From French toile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtolo]
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Hyphenation: to‧lo

Noun

tolo (accusative singular tolon, plural toloj, accusative plural tolojn)

  1. linen cloth

Derived terms

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from *tollo, from *toldo, from Vulgar Latin *tollĭtus (removed).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtolo̝/

Noun

tolo m (plural tolos, feminine tola, feminine plural tolas)

  1. madman, crazy
    Synonyms: doudo, louco

Adjective

tolo (feminine tola, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural tolas)

  1. mad; insane; crazy
    Synonyms: doudo, louco

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tullido”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Makasar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɔlɔ]

Adjective

tolo (Lontara spelling ᨈᨚᨒᨚ)

  1. stupid

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • tôlo (superseded)

Etymology

Unknown. Maybe from Latin stolidus (foolish) or tōles (tonsilitis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈto.lu/

  • Rhymes: -olu
  • Hyphenation: to‧lo

Adjective

tolo (feminine tola, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural tolas, comparable, comparative mais tolo, superlative o mais tolo or tolíssimo, diminutive tolinho)

  1. foolish; silly (having or characterised by poor judgement or little intelligence)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
    Para/e de ser tolo e começa/ce a pensar.
    Stop being foolish and start thinking.
    Infelizmente, o que fizemos foi extremamente tolo.
    Unfortunately, what we did was extremely foolish.

Noun

tolo m (plural tolos, feminine tola, feminine plural tolas)

  1. fool, idiot (foolish person)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
    • 2018, “Kanye West da Bahia”, performed by Baco Exu do Blues:
      Meus ancestrais se banhavam com ouro / Olhe bem pra minha pele / Ela reluz, seu tolo
      My ancestors bathed in gold / Take a good look at my skin / It glistens, you fool

Descendants

  • Malay: tolol
    • Indonesian: tolol

Samoan

Noun

tolo

  1. sugar cane

Uma

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolo

  1. three
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