tapay

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapaj/, [ˈta.paɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pay

Noun

tápay (Basahan spelling ᜆᜉᜌ᜔)

1. dough

   Synonym: masa

Derived terms

• tapayan
• tinapay

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧pay
• IPA^(key): /ˈtapaj/, [ˈt̪a.paɪ̯]

Noun

tapay

1. cockscomb, crest

Maranao

Noun

tapay

1. yeast

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya (Honolulu 1967)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tapai — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay (“rice wine, yeast, fermented rice”). Compare Ilocano tapey (“rice wine”), Kapampangan tape, Bikol Central tapay, Maranao tapay (“yeast”), Malay tapai (“yeast, leavened cake”), and Javanese ꦠꦥꦺ (tapé, “sweet fermented rice dish”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtapaj/, [ˈta.paɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -apaj
• Syllabification: ta‧pay

Noun

tapay (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜌ᜔)

1. dough

   Synonym: masa

2. (childish) bread

   Synonym: tinapay

Derived terms

• magtapay
• magtinapay
• mananapay
• pagtapayan
• tapayan
• tapayin
• tinapay
• tinapayan
• tumapay

 

Further reading

• “tapay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• patay, payat