lungti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

lunti

Etymology

Exact etymology is unknown. Possibilies are:

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /luŋˈtiʔ/ [lʊnˈtiʔ]
Rhymes: -iʔ
Syllabification: lung‧ti

Adjective

lungtî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ)

green (color/colour)
Synonyms: berde, lungtian, halungtiyang

Noun

lungtî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜆᜒ)

green (color/colour)
Synonyms: berde, lungtian, halungtiyang

Derived terms

kalungtian
laging-lungti
luntidinsol
luntikakaphay
luntikatwan
lungtian
lungtiin

Further reading

“lungti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 104
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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