pulgas
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga, from Vulgar Latin *pulīca, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (compare Sanskrit प्लुषि (plúṣi)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpulɡas/ [ˈpul̪.ɡɐs̪]
- Hyphenation: pul‧gas
Noun
pulgas (Badlit spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)
Derived terms
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga (“flea”), from Vulgar Latin *pulīca, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (compare Sanskrit प्लुषि (plúṣi)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpulɡas/, [ˈpul.ɡas]
- Hyphenation: pul‧gas
Noun
pulgas
Galician
Noun
pulgas
- plural of pulga
Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʊlˈɡas/ [pʊlˈɡäs]
- Hyphenation: pul‧gas
Noun
pulgas
Portuguese
Noun
pulgas
- plural of pulga
Spanish
Noun
pulgas f pl
- plural of pulga
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish pulgas, plural of pulga.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pulˈɡas/ [pʊlˈɡas]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: pul‧gas
Noun
pulgás (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜄᜐ᜔)
- flea
- Synonyms: kutong-aso, apsing, absing
See also
Further reading
- “pulgas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “pulgas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018