luntian

luntian

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lungtian

Etymology

Exact etymology is unknown. Possibilities are either:

• Clipping of halungtiyang. Compare Kapampangan aluntian.
• From lunti +‎ -an, with lunti said to be Chinese of origin or possibly related to Proto-Philippine *luh(ə)naw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lunˈtiʔan/, [lʊnˈti.ʔɐn]
• IPA^(key): /luntiˈʔan/, [lʊn.tɪˈʔan]

Noun

luntian or luntián (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

1. (color) green

   Synonyms: berde, lunti, halungtiyang

Adjective

luntián (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

1. (color) green; greenish

   Synonyms: berde, lunti, halungtiyang

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)

puti	abo, gris	itim
pula; krimson, pulang-pula	kahel; kayumanggi	dilaw; krema
kulay-apog	luntian, berde
turkesa	bughaw-langit, asul	bughaw, asul
lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom	mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura	rosas, kalimbahin

Further reading

• “luntian”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
• Guillermo, Alice (1992) Color in Philippine Life and Art‎, Cultural Center of the Philippines