alapaap

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Bikol Central[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Compare Tagalog alapaap.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔalaˈpaʔap/, [ʔa.l̪aˈpa.ʔap]
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧pa‧ap

Noun[edit]

alapáap (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜉᜀᜉ᜔)

  1. cloud (covering the mountains)

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare Tagalog alapap and Bikol Central alapaap.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔalaˈpaʔap/, [ʔɐ.lɐˈpa.ʔɐp] (noun)
    • IPA(key): /ʔalapaˈʔap/, [ʔɐ.lɐ.pɐˈʔap] (adjective)
  • Rhymes: (noun) -aʔap, (adjective) -ap
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧pa‧ap

Noun[edit]

alapaap (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜉᜀᜉ᜔)

  1. high clouds
    Synonyms: alamaam, dalumoy, panganurin, dagim
  2. (in general, chiefly Marinduque) cloud
    Synonym: ulap
  3. (figurative) doubt; incertitude; indecision
    Synonyms: duda, alinlangan, alapap

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Adjective[edit]

alapaáp (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜉᜀᜉ᜔)

  1. worried
    Synonyms: nag-aalaala, di-mapalagay, alapap
  2. reluctant; in doubt; uncertain; hesitant
    Synonyms: bantulot, urong-sulong, nagbabantulot, nag-uurong-sulong, alapap

Further reading[edit]

  • alapaap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018