alupihan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalu-hipan, from Proto-Austronesian *qalu-Sipan with metathesis. Compare Kapampangan laipan, Cebuano ulahipan, and Malay lipan.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaluˈpihan/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈpi.hɐn]
  • Rhymes: -ihan
  • Syllabification: a‧lu‧pi‧han

Noun

alupihan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜉᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. centipede

See also

Further reading
  • “alupihan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qalu-Sipan”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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