maputi

See also: maputi'

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq. Compare Hiligaynon maputi, Tagalog puti/maputi, and Tausug maputi'.

Adjective

maputî

1. white

Higaonon

Adjective

maputi

1. white

Iranun

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.

Adjective

maputi

1. white (bright and colourless)

Noun

maputi

1. white (colour)

Maguindanao

Adjective

maputi

1. white

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq. Compare Aklanon maputi, Hiligaynon maputi, and Tausug maputi'. By surface analysis, ma- +‎ puti.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mapuˈtiʔ/ [mɐ.pʊˈt̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧pu‧ti

Adjective

maputî (plural mapuputi, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜓᜆᜒ)

1. white; whitish
2. lightskinned

Related terms

• kaputian

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*putiq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI