oktopus
See also: Oktopus
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English octopus, from Latin octōpūs, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous, literally “eight-foot”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoktopus/ [ˌʔok.t̪oˈpus]
- Rhymes: -oktopus
- Syllabification: ok‧to‧pus
Noun
óktopús (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜉᜓᜐ᜔)
Further reading
- “oktopus”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “oktopus”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018