maabo

Fula edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

maabo o (plural maabuuɓe ɓe)

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

References edit

Oumar Bah, Dictionnaire Pular-Français, Avec un index français-pular, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2014.

^ 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 edit

Etymology edit

From ma- +‎ abo.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /maʔaˈbo/, [mɐ.ʔɐˈbo]
Hyphenation: ma‧a‧bo

Adjective edit

maabó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜊᜓ)

ashy; with much ash

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