sumbol

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Blend of sumpay (attachment, connection; to connect, to join) +‎ bulbol (pubic hair), from the Cebuano phrase sumpay sa bulbol.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sum‧bol

Noun

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sumbol

  1. (colloquial) a vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a man's abdomen from pubic hair to navel; treasure trail, happy trail

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Usage notes

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Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in symbol is pronounced /ɨ̞, ɪ/ rather than expected /ə/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word sumbol. Nevertheless, symbol is the more common spelling of the two. See pyramid/puramid, synthesis/sunthesis, system/sustem for similar examples.

Noun

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sumbol m (plural sumbolau, not mutable)

  1. Alternative spelling of symbol

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sumbol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies