yapyap

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Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: yap‧yap
  • IPA(key): /ˈjapjap/, [ˈjap.jap]

Noun

yapyap

  1. hand fan
    Synonyms: abaniko, kayab, kabkab, pamaypay

Derived terms
  • magyapyap
  • yapyapan

Cebuano

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: yap‧yap
  • IPA(key): /ˌjapˈjap/, [ˌjapˈjap]

Noun

yapyap

  1. the chirping sound of a bird or a chick
  2. a cheep; a chirp

Verb

yapyap

  1. to make a chirping sound

Synonyms

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /japˈjap/ [jɐpˈjap]
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: yap‧yap

Noun

yapyáp (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜉ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔)

  1. any small fish, crab, shrimp, etc. sold cheap in quantities in the market

Etymology 2

Possibly from English yap.

Noun

yapyáp (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜉ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔)

  1. loose, idle, meaningless talk or chatter
    Synonyms: satsat, daldal, satsatan, daldalan
  2. person given to such chatter
Derived terms
  • yapyapan
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