kaputian
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /kaputiˈʔan/ [kɐ.pʊ.t̪ɪˈʔan̪] (noun)
- Rhymes: -an
- IPA(key): /ˌkapuˈtiʔan/ [ˌkaː.pʊˈt̪iː.ʔɐn̪] (adjective)
- Rhymes: -iʔan
- IPA(key): /kaputiˈʔan/ [kɐ.pʊ.t̪ɪˈʔan̪] (noun)
- Syllabification: ka‧pu‧ti‧an
Noun
kaputián (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)
- whiteness (state or quality of being white)
- Synonym: pagkaputi
- (uncommon) something white
- Synonym: puti
- kaputian ng itlog ― egg white (literally, “whiteness of the egg”)
Alternative forms
- caputian — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- caputan, caput-an — syncopated, obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- kaputan, kaput-an — syncopated, obsolete
Derived terms
Adjective
káputían (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)
Related terms
- kaputi-putian
- maputi