ipis

ipis

Bikol Central

Sarong ipis

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ipis, from Proto-Philippine *ipəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qipəs, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧pis
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔipis/

Noun

ipis

1. cockroach

   Synonym: kuratsa

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Kapampangan

Noun

ipis

1. playing cards; deck of cards

   Synonym: baraja

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Sundanese

Romanization

ipis

1. Romanization of ᮄᮕᮤᮞ᮪

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Tagalog

Isang ipis

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ipəs (compare Bikol Central ipis, Cebuano ipos, Ilocano ipes, Kapampangan ipas), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ipəs (compare Kimaragang lipos, Malay lipas, Minangkabau lipeh), from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs (compare Amis dadipis, Atayal hipux, Kavalan sipes, Sakizaya dadipis).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧pis
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔipis/, [ˈʔi.pɪs]

Noun

ipis

1. cockroach

   Synonym: (Marinduque) bangkukang

2. (Marinduque) young, tiny cockroach (in its molting stage)

Derived terms

• ipisin
• magkaipis
• maipis

 

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: ipis