kutikuti

Maori

Noun

kutikuti

1. scissors, shears, clippers

Verb

kutikuti

1. To cut with scissors etc

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly corruption of Spanish cocote (“occiput”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kutikuˈti/ [kʊ.t̪ɪ.xʊˈt̪i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ku‧ti‧ku‧ti

Noun

kutikutí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜒᜃᜓᜆᜒ) (anatomy, Bataan)

1. occiput; back of the skull or head

   Synonyms: kukote, kaimutan

Further reading

• “kutikuti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018