lungti
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Exact etymology is unknown. Possibilies are:
- Back-formation from lungtian, possibly a clipping of halungtiyang (“green”).
- From Chinese, possibly from Hokkien 濃青 / 浓青 (lông-chhiⁿ, “deep green”).
- Related to Proto-Philippine *luh(ə)naw. Compare Cebuano lunhaw.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /luŋˈtiʔ/ [lʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -iʔ
- Syllabification: lung‧ti
Adjective
lungtî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- green (color/colour)
- Synonyms: berde, lungtian, halungtiyang
Noun
lungtî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ)
- green (color/colour)
- Synonyms: berde, lungtian, halungtiyang
Derived terms
- kalungtian
- laging-lungti
- luntidinsol
- luntikakaphay
- luntikatwan
- lungtian
- lungtiin
Further reading
- “lungti”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “lungti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 104
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier