kuting

Bikol Central

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. Compare Cebuano & Tagalog kuting, Indonesian & Malay kucing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈtiŋ/, [kuˈtiŋ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ting

Noun

kutíng (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. kitten

See also

• ikos
• ugbon

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. Compare Bikol Central & Tagalog kuting, Indonesian & Malay kucing.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧ting
• IPA^(key): /kuˈtiŋ/, [kʊˈt̪iŋ]

Noun

kutíng (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. kitten
2. bedbug

   Synonyms: dugho, tugho, tughok

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• cuting (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʊˈtiŋ/, [kʊˈtiŋ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ting
• Rhymes: -iŋ

Noun

kuting

1. kitten

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• coting, cuting — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutiŋ. Cognate of Bikol Central & Cebuano kuting, Indonesian and Malay kucing, and Tausug kuting/كوتىڭ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈtiŋ/ [kʊˈtiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧ting

Noun

kutíng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. kitten

   Synonym: muning

Further reading

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