mambola

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ bola.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mamˈbola/ [mɐmˈboː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: mam‧bo‧la

Verb

mambola (complete nambola, progressive nambobola, contemplative mambobola, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ)

1. to flatter; to sweet-talk; to jest; to put someone on

   Ang babango ng mga papuri mo, nambobola ka na yata!

   Your words are so nice, you must be flattering!

   • 1971, Liwayway:

     At si Vic, dahil na rin sa niyang kasanayang mambola ng babae, - nagbibigay naman. - Siya ba ang kusang lalapit kay Vic upang humingi ng pauman. hin? Ayaw ipahintulot ng mataas niyang pagpapahalaga sa sarili.

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Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mambola

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mang- ᜋᜅ᜔		bola ᜊᜓᜎ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
mambola ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ	nambola ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ	nambobola ᜈᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ	mambobola ᜋᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ	formal	kapambobola ᜃᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜊᜓᜎ	pambola1 ᜉ ᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ
				informal	kakapambola ᜃᜃᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ kapapambola ᜃᜉᜉᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜎ
1 Not used in Standard Tagalog. Dialectal use only.