alipusta

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit परिपुष्ट (paripuṣṭa, “nourished”), from परिपुष् (paripuṣ, “nourish”), with semantic shift over time. Also, possibly from Sanskrit परिप्लुष्ट (paripluṣṭa, “burned”). See also Old Javanese paripoṣita (“do something with great care and assiduity”) and Sanskrit परीक्षित (parīkṣita, “examined; carefully inspected”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalipusˈtaʔ/ , (nonstandard) /ʔalipusˈta/
  • Rhymes: -aʔ, (nonstandard) -a
  • Syllabification: a‧li‧pus‧ta

Noun

alipustâ or alipustá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. insult; taunt; bitter remark
    Synonyms: paghamak, paghalay, insulto, dusta, lait
  2. (obsolete) verification of something (especially by inquiry)
    Synonyms: alusitha, siyasat

Derived terms

Adjective

alipustâ (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜉᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. despised and maltreated (due to being lowly)
    Synonyms: api, dusta, amis

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