abuloy

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *abúluy (“assistance given to someone in need”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbuloj/ [ʔaˈbu.l̪oɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: a‧bu‧loy

Noun

abúloy (Basahan spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜓᜌ᜔)

1. contribution (to be given to charity)

See also

• karidad
• limos

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *abúluy (“assistance given to someone in need”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbuluj/ [ʔaˈbu.loj]
• Rhymes: -uluj
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧loy

Noun

abuloy (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜪᜳᜮᜳᜬ᜴)

1. donation; gift; grant

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 18

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *abúluy (“assistance given to someone in need”). Compare Bikol Central abuloy, Pangasinan aboloy, and Agutaynen aboloy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈbuloj/ [ʔɐˈbuː.loɪ̯]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uloj
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧loy

Noun

abuloy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜓᜎᜓᜌ᜔)

1. subsidy; aid; contribution; offering; charity

Derived terms

• abuluyan
• iabuloy
• mag-abuloy
• mag-abuluyan
• tagaabuloy
• umabuloy

See also

• handog

Anagrams

• labuyo