mahakutta'

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mahkota (compare Javanese ꦩꦏꦸꦛ (makutha)), from Pali makuṭa, from a Dravidian term (compare Tamil முகடு (mukaṭu), Sanskrit मुकुट (mukuṭa, “crown”)).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /mahakuttaʔ/ [ma.ɦɑ.k̠ʊt̪̚ˈt̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧ha‧kut‧ta'

Noun

mahakutta' (Sulat Sūg spelling مَهَكُتَّأْ)

1. crown

   In mahakuttaꞌ sin Sultan tiyatawꞌ sin asawa niya huli.

   The Sultan’s crown is kept by his last wife.