ubos

See also: UBOs

Aklanon

Adverb

ubos

1. below

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧bos

Noun

ubos

1. the nadir

   Synonym: tungod

Adjective

ubos

1. down
2. low
3. lowly, subordinate
4. under; being lower; being beneath something
5. humble
6. ignoble

Adverb

ubos

1. down
2. beneath, under

Preposition

ubos

1. under

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• obos — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *ubus, from Proto-Philippine *qubus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qubus. Compare Ilocano obos, Itawit ufut, Kankanaey umus, Casiguran Dumagat Agta obus, Bikol Central ubos, Cebuano ubus, Maranao obos, Tausug ubus, Old Javanese huwus, Makasar obus, and Chamorro upos.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔuˈbos/ [ʔʊˈbos] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -os
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔubos/ [ˈʔuː.bos] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ubos
• Syllabification: u‧bos

Adjective

ubós (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

1. used up; consumed

   Synonyms: said, simot

   Ubos na ang pera ko.

   My money is all gone.

Derived terms

• paubos

 

Noun

ubos (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊᜓᜐ᜔)

1. act of using up or consuming

   Synonym: pag-ubos

Derived terms

• ipaubos
• iubos
• makaubos
• mang-ubos
• maubos
• maubusan
• pag-ubos
• pagkaubos
• ubos-biyaya
• ubos-kaya
• ubos-lakas
• ubusan
• ubusin
• umubos

 

References

• “ubos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qubus”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary