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/ [lʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ] 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 ==== === Further reading === “lungti”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “lungti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier.