itim

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qitəm. Compare Acehnese itam, Bikol Central itom, Brunei Malay itam, Cebuano itom, Coastal Kadazan oitom, Hiligaynon itom, Javanese ꦲꦶꦠꦼꦩ꧀ (item), Malay hitam, Minangkabau hitam, Pangasinan itom, Tetum metan, Waray-Waray itom, West Coast Bajau irom, and Yami sirem. Doublet of hitam.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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itím (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. black (absorbing all light)

Derived terms

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Noun

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itím (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔)

  1. black (color/colour)
  2. (by extension) black mourning clothes
    Synonym: luksa
  3. (colloquial) black-skinned person
    Synonyms: maitim, negro

See also

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Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
     puti      abo, gris      itim
             pula; krimson, pulang-pula              kahel; kayumanggi              dilaw; krema
             kulay-dayap              lungti, lungtian, berde             
             turkesa              bughaw-langit, asul              bughaw, asul
             lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom              mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura              rosas, kalimbahin

Further reading

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  • itim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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