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pulubi

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish pobre (poor), with metathesis. Doublet of pobre, a later borrowing.

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Noun

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pulubi (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜊᜒ)

  1. pauper; beggar; mendicant
    Synonyms: nanlilimos, tanglo, dukha, mendigo, maralita, abukanin

Usage notes

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  • According to Fr. Pedro de San Buena Ventura (1613), a pulubi refers to a mendicant and therefore, poorer than a dukha.

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