oktopus

See also: Oktopus

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English octopus, from Latin octōpūs, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous, literally “eight-foot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʔoktopus/, [ˈʔok.to.pʊs]
Hyphenation: ok‧to‧pus

Noun

óktopús (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

octopus
Synonym: pugita

Further reading

“oktopus” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“oktopus”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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