kupete

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish copete (“crest; tuft”), according to Panganiban (1973).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈpete/ [kʊˈpɛː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: ku‧pe‧te

Noun

kupete (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜒᜆᜒ)

1. feeling of inferiority or timidity

   Synonym: panganganino

Derived terms

• kumupete
• mangupete
• pangungupete
• pangupetehan

 

See also

• lungok

 

Further reading

• “kupete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 322
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 513.