pulot

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulut.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈlot/ [puˈl̪ot]
• Hyphenation: pu‧lot

Noun

pulót (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. sap; resin

   Synonyms: tagok, duga

2. paste

   Synonym: pasta

Derived terms

• magpulot
• makapulot
• mapulot
• pulotan

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• polot — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *pudut (“to pick up”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pu(n)zut.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpulot/ [ˈpuː.lot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ulot
• Syllabification: pu‧lot

Noun

pulot (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. act of picking up something from the floor

   Synonyms: dampot, limot

Derived terms

• mamulot
• mapulot
• pulutan
• pulutin

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulut (“birdlime; sticky sap of a breadfruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈlot/ [pʊˈlot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ot
• Syllabification: pu‧lot

Noun

pulót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔)

1. molasses (US); treacle (UK)

   Synonym: miyel

2. honey

   Synonyms: pulot-pukyutan, miyel-de-abehas

Alternative forms

• pulut

Derived terms

• kulay-pulot
• magpulot
• mamulot
• pulot-gata
• pulutin

 

Further reading

• “pulot”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pu(n)zut”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pulut”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• putol