lungti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lunti

Etymology

Exact etymology is unknown. Possibilies are:

• Back-formation from lungtian, possibly a clipping of halungtiyang (“green”).
• From Chinese, possibly from Hokkien 濃青／浓青 (lông-chhiⁿ, “deep green”).
• Related to Proto-Philippine *luh(ə)naw. Compare Cebuano lunhaw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luŋˈtiʔ/ [lʊn̪ˈt̪iʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: lung‧ti

Adjective

lungtî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. green (color/colour)

   Synonyms: berde, lungtian, halungtiyang

Noun

lungtî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. green (color/colour)

   Synonyms: berde, lungtian, halungtiyang

Derived terms

• kalungtian
• laging-lungti
• luntidinsol
• luntikakaphay
• luntikatwan
• lungtian
• lungtiin

 

Further reading

• “lungti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 104
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier