pulupeta
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- polopeta — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology
Early borrowing from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”). Doublet of propeta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pulupeˈta/, [pʊ.lʊ.pɛˈta]
- Hyphenation: pu‧lu‧pe‧ta
Noun
pulupetá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜉᜒᜆ) (religion, obsolete)
References
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 498: “Profeta) Polopeta [(pc)] C. de Dios verdadero”
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