Jolo
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish Joló, spelled historically as Xoló with the initial most likely pronounced with the Early Modern Spanish /ʃ/ sound, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”).[1] Compare Maranao Solog (“Sulu; Jolo”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Joló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)
- Jolo (the provincial capital of Sulu, Philippines)
- Jolo (an island in the Philippines)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Jolo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Tausug
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog terms spelled with J
- tl:Cities in Sulu, Philippines
- tl:Cities in the Philippines
- tl:Provincial capitals of the Philippines
- tl:Places in Sulu, Philippines
- tl:Places in the Philippines
- tl:Islands