mahenta

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish magenta, from Italian magenta, from Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈhenta/ [mɐˈhɛn̪.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: ma‧hen‧ta

Adjective

mahenta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. magenta

Noun

mahenta (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜆ)

1. magenta

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See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)

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