kugita

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Aklanon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, compare Malay kurita.

Noun[edit]

kugita

  1. octopus

Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɡita/, [kuˈɡi.ta]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧gi‧ta

Noun[edit]

kugíta (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜒᜆ)

  1. octopus

See also[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with , Malay kurita, Ilocano kurita, Javanese gurita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ku‧gi‧ta
  • IPA(key): /kuˈɡita/, [kʊˈɡi.t̪ʌ]

Noun[edit]

kugita

  1. an octopus that is bigger than a tabugok

Quotations[edit]

Dupaningan Agta[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Malay kurita, Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Noun[edit]

kugita

  1. octopus

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Compare Ilocano kurita, Bikol Central kugita, Cebuano kugita, Maranao kogita, Maguindanao kuleta, Yakan kuhita', Malay kurita, Malagasy horita, Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦶꦠ (gurita), Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet, Kavalan qlita, and Paiwan guritsa. Doublet of kurita and pugita.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɡitaʔ/, [kʊˈɣi.tɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧gi‧ta

Noun[edit]

kugità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜒᜆ)

  1. (zoology) octopus; cuttlefish
    Synonyms: pugita, bangkuta

References[edit]

  • “kugita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita.

Noun[edit]

kugita

  1. octopus
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