talipa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taliˈpa/ [tɐ.lɪˈpa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ta‧li‧pa

Noun

talipá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜉ)

1. immature leatherjacket (dorado) fish

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taliˈpaʔ/ [tɐ.lɪˈpaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ta‧li‧pa

Adjective

talipâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜉ)

1. out of step (in marching)
2. having the shoe on the wrong foot; paired wrongly (of footwear)

Noun

talipâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜒᜉ)

1. wrong, interchanged pairing or wearing (as in right footwear on left foot or left footwear on right foot)
2. wrong foot or hand forward (in marching)

Derived terms

• talipain