kaputian

Tagalog

Etymology

From puti +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaputiˈʔan/ [kɐ.pʊ.t̪ɪˈʔan̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /ˌkapuˈtiʔan/ [ˌkaː.pʊˈt̪iː.ʔɐn̪] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -iʔan
  • Syllabification: ka‧pu‧ti‧an

Noun

kaputián (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. whiteness (state or quality of being white)
    Synonym: pagkaputi
  2. (uncommon) something white
    Synonym: puti
    kaputian ng itlogegg white (literally, “whiteness of the egg”)

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Adjective

káputían (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. very white; extremely white; close to white