rebulto

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • ribulto — superseded

Etymology

Possibly from Spanish de bulto (“of statue or bust”). An alternate etymology posits it to be a metathesis from Spanish retablo (“altar piece”), according to Potet (2016).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɾeˈbulto/ [ɾɛˈbul.to]
  • Rhymes: -ulto
  • Syllabification: re‧bul‧to

Noun

rebulto (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. statue
    Synonym: estatwa

See also

Further reading
  • “rebulto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 323
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