paypay

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Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pay‧pay
  • IPA(key): /ˈpajpaj/, [ˈpaɪ̯.paɪ̯]

Noun[edit]

paypay

  1. fan

Verb[edit]

paypay

  1. to fan
  2. to hang out to dry
    Synonym: hayhay

Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Tagalog paypay (fan).

Noun[edit]

paypáy

  1. fan

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *paypáy (to wave the hand, as in beckoning someone or in fanning oneself). Onomatopoeic in origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

paypáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)

  1. act of fanning
    Synonym: pagpaypay
  2. a hand fan
    Synonyms: pamaypay, abaniko
  3. a flap of air
    Synonym: ihip
  4. shoulder blade
    Synonyms: payumpong, balagat, eskapula, bleyd
  5. (colloquial) shoulder
    Synonym: balikat

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Spanish: paipay

Further reading[edit]

  • paypay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*paypáy”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary