lunti

See also: lúntì and lùntí

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlʏn̥tɪ/
Rhymes: -ʏn̥tɪ

Noun

lunti m (genitive singular lunta, nominative plural luntar)

bad mood, sulkiness
Synonyms: ólund, fýla
lout, boor (uncultured person)
Synonyms: ruddi, durgur, búri, dóni, rusti, þjösni, frunti

Declension

declension of lunti

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	lunti	luntinn	luntar	luntarnir
accusative	lunta	luntann	lunta	luntana
dative	lunta	luntanum	luntum	luntunum
genitive	lunta	luntans	lunta	luntanna

Derived terms

luntalegur (“sulky, surly”)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

lungti

Etymology

Exact etymology is unknown. Possibilies are:

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: lun‧ti

IPA^(key): /lunˈtiʔ/, [lʊnˈtiʔ]

Adjective

luntî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

green
Synonyms: berde, luntian, halungtiyang

Noun

luntî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

green
Synonyms: berde, luntian, halungtiyang

Derived terms

kaluntian
laging-lungti
luntian
luntidinsol
luntiin
luntikakaphay
luntikatwan

Further reading

Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 104
Fr. Juan José de Noceda; Fr. Pedro de Sanlucar (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish & Tagalog), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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