pulang-pula

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of pula.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /puˌlaŋ puˈla/ [pʊˌlam pʊˈla]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pu‧lang-pu‧la

Adjective

puláng-pulá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜎ)

  1. very red; bright red
  2. vermillion
  3. crimson
    Synonym: krimson

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