pakyaw

Cebuano

Etymology

From Hokkien 跋繳／跋缴 (poa̍h-kiáu, literally “to gamble; to bet money”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pak‧yaw

Noun

pakyaw

1. a wholesale

Verb

pakyaw

1. to buy in bulk; to buy wholesale
2. to book a private ride (e.g., taxis, tricycles, etc.)

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 跋繳／跋缴 (poa̍h-kiáu, literally “to gamble; to bet money”).

Noun

pakyáw

1. wholesale buying

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien, possibly 縛繳／缚缴 (pa̍k-kiáu, literally “to submit by bundles”) according to Chan-Yap (1980) or 跋繳／跋缴 (poa̍h-kiáu, literally “to gamble; to bet money”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakˈjaw/, [pɐkˈjaʊ̯]
• Hyphenation: pak‧yaw
• Homophone: Pacquiao

Noun

pakyáw (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃ᜔ᜌᜏ᜔)

1. wholesale buying
2. contract labor (as in building a house)

Derived terms

• mamamakyaw

 

See also

• tingi

 

Further reading

• “pakyaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 145