kupete
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish copete (“crest; tuft”), according to Panganiban (1973).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈpete/ [kʊˈpɛː.tɛ]
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: ku‧pe‧te
Noun
editkupete (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜉᜒᜆᜒ)
- feeling of inferiority or timidity
- Synonym: panganganino
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “kupete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 322
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 513.