kugita
Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, compare Malay kurita.
Noun
kugita
- octopus
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ku‧gi‧ta
- IPA(key): /kuˈɡita/
Noun
kugíta
- octopus
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with , Malay kurita, Ilocano kurita, Javanese gurita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ku‧gi‧ta
- IPA(key): /kuˈɡita/, [kʊˈɡi.t̪ʌ]
Noun
kugita
- an octopus that is bigger than a tabugok
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:kugita.
Dupaningan Agta
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Malay kurita, Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.
Noun
kugita
- octopus
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- coguita – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
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 gurita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet, Kavalan qlita, and Paiwan guritsa. Doublet of kurita and pugita.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ku‧gi‧ta
- IPA(key): /kuˈɡitaʔ/, [kʊˈɣi.tɐʔ]
Noun
kugità (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜄᜒᜆ)
- (zoology) octopus; cuttlefish
- Synonyms: pugita, bangkuta
References
- “kugita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita.
Noun
kugita
- octopus