isputing

Tagalog

Etymology

Either from English sporting or from English is putting [into fashion]. Attested since the 1970's.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈputiŋ/ [ʔɪsˈpuː.tɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -utiŋ
• Syllabification: is‧pu‧ting

Adjective

isputing (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (colloquial) dressing well; smartly dressed (of a person)
   • 1985, Ramon V. Lim, Mga limbas sa lupa ni Muhammad (Saudi Arabia):

     "Oo nga, pare. Mabuti ka pa't mukhang asensado na. Isputing na isputing. Sigarilyo naman diyan," pangalawa ng may ngalang Esting.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• nakaisputing

Further reading

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