Munti

See also: munti and munți

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of Muntinlupa, which came from munting lupa (“little land”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /munˈtiʔ/ [mʊn̪ˈt̪ɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -iʔ
  • Syllabification: Mun‧ti
  • Homophone: munti

Proper noun

Muntî (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) (colloquial)

  1. Muntinlupa (an independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines)
    • 2020, Bandera‎[1], Inquirer:
      P3.4M ‘shabu’ nasabat sa Munti
      3.4–million peso shabu was intercepted in Muntinlupa
  2. (by extension, euphemistic) New Bilibid Prison (a major Philippine prison located in Muntinlupa)
    • 2007, GMA News‎[2]:
      Trillanes, iba pa gustong ilipat ng DILG sa Munti
      DILG wants to move Trillanes and others to New Bilibid Prison
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