Joló
Spanish
Alternative forms
- Xoló (obsolete)
Etymology
From Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“sea current”).[1] Compare Maranao Solog (“Sulu; Jolo”).
Proper noun
Joló ?
- Jolo (the provincial capital of Sulu, Philippines)
- Jolo (an island in Sulu, Philippines)
- Sulu (a province of the Philippines)
- Sulu Archipelago (an archipelago in the Philippines)[2]
- (historical) Sultanate of Sulu
Derived terms
- joloano
References
- Saleeby, Najeeb M. (1908) The History of Sulu, page 133
- Quilis, Antonio; Casado-Fresnillo, Celia; Quilis-Sanz, María José (1997) Los filipinismos y otras palabras de Filipinas contenidas en el «Diccionario» de la Academia, Boletín de la Real Academia Española, page 32
Further reading
- “joloano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014