pugita

Tagalog

Alternative forms

poguita — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *pugitaq, 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 kugita.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puˈɡita/, [pʊˈɣi.tɐ]
Hyphenation: pu‧gi‧ta

Noun

pugita (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜄᜒᜆ)

(zoology) octopus
Synonym: oktopus
any member of the order Octopoda

See also

References

“pugita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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