tobo
Sense 1
English: Translation
pipe; tube; conduit used to carry liquids, air, gas, or other substances.
Semantic Domain
Construction
Sense 2
English: Translation
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum).
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TOBO
n.
USAGE
Nabari’ yo tobo.
“The pipe broke.”
Pomintok yo tobo.
“The pipe sprang a leak.”
Nag-agi sa tobo yo tobig.
“The water passed through the pipe.”
NOTES
Distinct from tobo’ “mushroom” and tobo’ “grow; sprout.”
Minimal pairs:
tobo
“pipe; sugarcane”
tobo’
“mushroom”
tobo’
v.
“grow; sprout; develop”
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