Capunitan

Tagalog

Etymology

Hispanized spelling of kapunitan, from punit (“tear”) +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kapuˈnitan/ [kɐ.pʊˈn̪iː.t̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -itan
• Syllabification: Ca‧pu‧ni‧tan

Proper noun

Capunitan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜓᜈᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog, most common in Batangas, Laguna and Quezon