dagang-puti

See also: dagang puti

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dagang puti

Etymology

From daga (“mouse”) +‎ -ng- +‎ puti (“white”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˌɡaŋ puˈtiʔ/ [d̪ɐˌɣam pʊˈt̪iʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: da‧gang-pu‧ti

Noun

dagáng-putî (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜅ᜔ᜉᜓᜆᜒ)

1. guinea pig

   Synonym: dagang-kosta

Further reading

• “dagang puti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018