tutuli
English
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- totoli — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli (“earwax”), from Proto-Austronesian *Culi (“deaf”). Cognate with Bikol Central tuli, Papora suli, Malay tuli, and Hawaiian kuli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tutuˈli/, [tʊ.tʊˈli]
- Hyphenation: tu‧tu‧li
See also
Further reading
- “tutuli”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*Culi § *tuli₁”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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