Munti

See also: munti and munți

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of Muntinlupa, which came from munting lupa (“little land”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /munˈtiʔ/ [mʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: Mun‧ti
• Homophone: munti

Proper noun

Muntî (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) (colloquial)

1. nickname for Muntinlupa: a city in Metro Manila, Philippines
   • 2020, Bandera‎^[1], Inquirer:

     P3.4M ‘shabu’ nasabat sa Munti

     3.4–million peso shabu was intercepted in Muntinlupa

2. (by extension, euphemistic) New Bilibid Prison (a major Philippine prison located in Muntinlupa)
   • 2007, GMA News‎^[2]:

     Trillanes, iba pa gustong ilipat ng DILG sa Munti

     DILG wants to move Trillanes and others to New Bilibid Prison