maabo

Fula

Etymology

From Proto Fula-Serer *maabo (griot, weaver), whence also Serer maabo. Compare borrowings Bambara máábɔ, Susu mábɔɛ, Zarma màbé.[1]

Noun

maabo o (plural maabuuɓe ɓe)

  1. griot, a type of griot who may also be leather workers.

References

  1. ^ Konstantin Pozdniakov (2022) Proto-Fula–Sereer: Lexicon, morphophonology, and noun classes (Niger-Congo Compartative Studies), volume 3, Berlin, Germany: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 130

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ abo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maʔaˈbo/ [mɐ.ʔɐˈbo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: ma‧a‧bo

Adjective

maabó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜊᜓ)

  1. ashy; with much ash
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