unti-unti

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of unti.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔunˌtiʔunˈtiʔ/ [ʔʊnˌtiː.ʔʊnˈtiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: un‧ti-un‧ti

Adjective

untí-untî (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. gradual

   Synonyms: gradwal, kaunti-kaunti, utay-utay

Adverb

untí-untî (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. gradually

   Synonyms: gradwal, kaunti-kaunti, utay-utay

Derived terms

• unti-untiin

Further reading

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