mahenta

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish magenta, from Italian magenta, from Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈhenta/ [mɐˈhɛn̪.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -enta
  • Syllabification: ma‧hen‧ta

Adjective

mahenta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. magenta

Noun

mahenta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. magenta
    mahenta:  

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
     puti      abo, gris      itim
             pula; krimson, pulang-pula              kahel; kayumanggi              dilaw; krema
             kulay-dayap              lungti, lungtian, berde             
             turkesa              bughaw-langit, asul              bughaw, asul
             lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom              mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura              rosas, kalimbahin
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