gapos

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapus.

Verb

gapos

1. to tie

Mansaka

Verb

gapos

1. to tie

Spanish

Noun

gapos m pl

1. plural of gapo

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʀapus (“to tie or bind the hands or feet”) (cf. Bikol Central maggapos, Tausug gapus), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapus (cf. Malay merapus).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡapos/ [ˈɡaː.pos] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -apos
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaˈpos/ [ɡɐˈpos] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: ga‧pos

Noun

gapos (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

1. object used to bind someone's arms, hands, or legs (such as rope, wire, cord, etc.)
2. binding of someone's arms, hands, or legs
3. tying of someone against a post
4. (figurative) restraints; restrictions

   Synonyms: hadlang, sagabal

Derived terms

• gapusin
• igapos
• nakagapos
• paggagapos
• paggapos
• panggapos

See also

• baliti

Adjective

gapós (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

1. bound; tied (of one's arms, hands, or legs)

Further reading

• “gapos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Rapus”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI