tutuli

English

Noun

tutuli

1. plural of tutulus

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• totoli — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli (“earwax”), from Proto-Austronesian *Culi (“deaf”). Cognate with Bikol Central tuli, Papora suli, Malay tuli, and Hawaiian kuli.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tutuˈli/ [t̪ʊ.t̪ʊˈli]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: tu‧tu‧li

Noun

tutulí (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜆᜓᜎᜒ)

1. earwax

   Synonyms: (Quezon) tagenggong, (obsolete) antutuli

Related terms

• hinuli

 

See also

• luga

 

Further reading

• “tutuli”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Culi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI