Jolo

Jolo

1. A municipality of Sulu, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines.
2. An island in the Philippines.

Borrowed from Spanish Joló, spelled historically as Xoló with the initial most likely pronounced with the Early Modern Spanish /ʃ/ sound, from Tausug Sulug (“Sulu”), an older form of Sūg (“Sulu”), possibly from Tausug sulug, an older form of sūg (“current”).^[1] Compare Maranao Solog (“Sulu; Jolo”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hoˈlo/ [hoˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: Jo‧lo

Joló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜓ)

1. Jolo (a municipality, the capital of Sulu, Bangsamoro, Mindanao, Philippines)
2. Jolo (an island in the Philippines)

• Sulu

• “Jolo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• Lojo