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Jolo

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

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

  • IPA(key): /hoˈlo/, [hoˈlo]
  • Hyphenation: Jo‧lo

Proper noun edit

Joló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)

  1. Jolo (the provincial capital of Sulu, Philippines)
  2. Jolo (an island in the Philippines)

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu‎[1], page 133

Further reading edit

  • “Jolo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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