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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈlot/
- Hyphenation: pu‧lot
Noun
pulót (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔)
- sap; resin
- Synonyms: tagok, duga
- paste
- Synonym: pasta
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *pudut (“to pick up”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pu(n)zut.
Pronunciation
Noun
pulot (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔)
- act of picking up something from the floor
- Synonyms: dampot, limot
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pulut (“birdlime; sticky sap of a breadfruit”). Compare Malay pulut.
Pronunciation
Noun
pulót (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜆ᜔)
- molasses (US); treacle (UK)
- Synonym: miyel
- honey
- Synonyms: pulot-pukyutan, miyel-de-abehas
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pulot”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pu(n)zut”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pulut”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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