paunti-unti

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ unti-unti.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paʔunˌtiʔ ʔunˈtiʔ/ [pɐ.ʔʊn̪ˌt̪ɪʔ ʔʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /paʔunˌti(ʔ) ʔunˈtiʔ/ [pɐ.ʔʊn̪ˌt̪iː ʔʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: pa‧un‧ti-un‧ti

Adverb

pauntî-untî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. little by little; bit by bit

Verb

pauntî-untî (complete pinaunti-unti, progressive pinapaunti-unti, contemplative papaunti-unti, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. (informal) short for ipaunti-unti

Verb

pauntî-untî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakiunti-unti
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpaunti-unti
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