√KOSO’

English: Translation

rub-wash; scrub by rubbing

English: Definition

A bound verbal root expressing the brisk rubbing or scrubbing of clothing or fabric during handwashing. It does not ordinarily occur independently and is preserved in formations such as /koro’koso’/ and /kokoro’koso’en/.

Notes

Part of Speech: bound verbal root

Morphology:
√KOSO’

Attested Derivatives:

koro’koso’ — briskly and repeatedly rub laundry while washing it.
kokoro’koso’en — about to be rub-washed; laundry awaiting washing.

Linguistic History:
Possibly cognate with Maranao koso, “rub the palms together; rub or wash off a stain,” and ultimately related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kusu₁, “rub two things together; create friction.”

Lexical distinctions

koskos
A shaved-ice delicacy comparable to Filipino halo-halo. Its name derives from manually scraping or shaving a large block of ice with a metal implement resembling a woodworking plane. The food name is therefore a lexicalized result or product of scraping.

gosgos
To rub or wipe an object, commonly with a rag or piece of cloth. It may also refer idiomatically to an old person. Unlike koro’koso’, it is not restricted to laundering and does not inherently express brisk repeated washing.

Therefore, koskos and gosgos should remain cross-references for semantic comparison, but neither should be presented as the morphological base of koro’koso’.

Boie'nen (Old Buhi Language)

√KOSO’