pugita

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• poguita — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Greater Central Philippine *pugitaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Compare Ilocano kurita, Bikol Central kugita, Cebuano kugita, Maranao kogita, Maguindanao kuleta, Yakan kuhita', Malay kurita, Malagasy horita, Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦶꦠ (gurita), Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet, Kavalan qlita, and Paiwan guritsa. Doublet of kurita and kugita.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /puˈɡita/ [pʊˈɣiː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: pu‧gi‧ta

Noun

pugita (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜄᜒᜆ)

1. (zoology) octopus

   Synonym: oktopus

2. any member of the order Octopoda

See also

• bangkuta
• salabay

 

References

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