luntian
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Exact etymology is unknown. Possibilities are either:
- Clipping of halungtiyang. Compare Kapampangan aluntian.
- From lunti + -an, with lunti said to be Chinese of origin or possibly related to Proto-Philippine *luh(ə)naw.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lunˈtiʔan/, [lʊnˈti.ʔɐn]
- IPA(key): /luntiˈʔan/, [lʊn.tɪˈʔan]
Noun
luntian or luntián (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)
- (color) green
- Synonyms: berde, lunti, halungtiyang
Adjective
luntián (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)
See also
| puti | abo, gris | itim |
| pula; krimson, pulang-pula | kahel; kayumanggi | dilaw; krema |
| kulay-apog | luntian, berde | |
| turkesa | bughaw-langit, asul | bughaw, asul |
| lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom | mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura | rosas, kalimbahin |
Further reading
- “luntian”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Guillermo, Alice (1992) Color in Philippine Life and Art, Cultural Center of the Philippines
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