pulupeta

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *per-
    Proto-Indo-European *próder.
    Ancient Greek πρό (pró)
    Ancient Greek προ- (pro-)
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
    Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí)
    Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)
    Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs)bor.
    Latin prophētalbor.
    Old Spanish propheta
    Early Modern Spanish profetabor.
    Tagalog pulupeta

    Early borrowing from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”). Doublet of propeta.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pulupeˈta/ [pʊ.lʊ.pɛˈt̪a]
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: pu‧lu‧pe‧ta

    Noun

    pulupetá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜉᜒᜆ) (religion, obsolete)

    1. prophet
      Synonyms: propeta, (obsolete) siyak
      wika ni Isaias pulupeta ― word by Isaiah the prophet

    References

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