"lolo" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlolo/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈloː.lo] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈlulo/ [regional], [ˈluː.lo] [regional] Forms: lola [feminine], ᜎᜓᜎᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -olo, -ulo Etymology: Possibly from a reduplication of the last syllable of Spanish abuelo, possibly also influenced by mimicking other likewise reduplicated syllable direct family terms like nana, tata, mama, papa, kaka, nene, etc. Compare lelong, lola, lelang, ninong, ninang, etc. Compare Aragonese lolo. Etymology templates: {{rdp|tl||nocap=1}} reduplication, {{der|tl|es|abuelo}} Spanish abuelo, {{cog|an|lolo}} Aragonese lolo Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+|f=lola}} lolo (feminine lola, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜎᜓ)
  1. grandfather
    Sense id: en-lolo-tl-noun-ercEmXNZ Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog reduplications, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Male family members Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Tagalog reduplications: 77 23 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 71 29 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 49 51 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Male family members: 58 42 Synonyms: lelong, ingkong, mamay, apo, nuno, amba, amama, ama, abwelo, agwelo, bapa
  2. (colloquial) term of address for an old man Tags: colloquial Synonyms: tatay, ingkong
    Sense id: en-lolo-tl-noun-0w5mswVG Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lolo sa sakong, lolo sa talampakan, lolo sa tuhod, maglolo Related terms: Lolo
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      "word": "lolo sa tuhod"
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      "expansion": "Spanish abuelo",
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    {
      "form": "lola",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜎᜓᜎᜓ",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "lo‧lo"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "Grandmother was happy yesterday because Grandfather came.",
          "text": "Masaya ang lola kahapon dahil dumating ang lolo.",
          "translation": "Grandmother was happy yesterday because Grandfather came.",
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        {
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        {
          "word": "mamay"
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        {
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        {
          "word": "nuno"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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        {
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        {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜎᜓᜎᜓ",
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    }
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        }
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        },
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        },
        {
          "word": "apo"
        },
        {
          "word": "nuno"
        },
        {
          "word": "amba"
        },
        {
          "word": "amama"
        },
        {
          "word": "ama"
        },
        {
          "word": "abwelo"
        },
        {
          "word": "agwelo"
        },
        {
          "word": "bapa"
        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈloː.lo]",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-olo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlulo/",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ulo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lolo"
}

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