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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)qitəm. Compare Acehnese itam, Bikol Central itom, Cebuano itom, Coastal Kadazan oitom, Hiligaynon itom, Malay hitam, Minangkabau hitam, Pangasinan itom, Tetum metan, Waray-Waray itom, West Coast Bajau irom, and Yami sirem.
Pronunciation
Adjective
itím (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔)
- black (absorbing all light)
Derived terms
Noun
itím (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜒᜋ᜔)
- black (color/colour)
- (by extension) black mourning clothes
- Synonym: luksa
- (colloquial) black-skinned person
- Synonyms: maitim, negro
See also
Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)
| puti
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abo, gris
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itim
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| pula; krimson, pulang-pula
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kahel; kayumanggi
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dilaw; krema
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| kulay-dayap
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lungti, lungtian, berde
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| turkesa
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bughaw-langit, asul
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bughaw, asul
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| lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom
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mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura
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rosas, kalimbahin
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Further reading
- “itim”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018