diyobos

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dyobos, dyobus
• jobos, jobus

Etymology

Genericized trademark from English Joe Bush Dyer and Cleaner, a clothes cleaning and dyeing shop at Plaza Sta. Cruz, Manila in 1899. Compare Cebuano dyubos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈobos/ [ˈd͡ʒoː.bos]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /diˈobos/ [ˈd̪joː.bos]
• Rhymes: -obos
• Syllabification: di‧yo‧bos

Noun

diyobos (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

1. dye powder; dyestuff

Derived terms

• idiyobos
• magdiyobos

 

See also

• tina