oktopus

See also: Oktopus

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English octopus, from Latin octōpūs, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous, literally “eight-foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔoktopus/ [ˌʔoːk.toˈpus]
• Rhymes: -oktopus
• Syllabification: ok‧to‧pus

Noun

óktopús (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

1. octopus

   Synonym: pugita

Further reading

• “oktopus” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “oktopus”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018