muta

Tagalog

/ˈmu.taʔ/, /muˈta/

noun

Definitions

gound; mote; rheum, mucus, or gummy secretion in the eyes

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian mota (speck) inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *muteq (gummy secretion of the eyes).

Origin

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian

*muteq

Gloss

gummy secretion of the eyes

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

desmotar Spanish, Castilian
mota Spanish, Castilian
*muteq Proto-Malayo-Polynesian