ipis

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ipis, from Proto-Philippine *ipəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qipəs, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔipis/ [ˈʔi.pis]
• Hyphenation: i‧pis

Noun

ípis (Basahan spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

1. cockroach

   Synonym: kuratsa

Kapampangan

Noun

ipis

1. playing cards; deck of cards

   Synonym: baraja

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iŋ(e)pis. Compare Indonesian tipis

Adjective

ipis (Sundanese script ᮄᮕᮤᮞ᮪)

1. thin

   Antonym: kandel

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ipəs (compare Bikol Central ipis, Cebuano ipos, Ilocano ipes, Kapampangan ipas), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ipəs (compare Kimaragang lipos, Malay lipas, Minangkabau lipeh), from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs (compare Amis dadipis, Atayal hipux, Kavalan sipes, Sakizaya dadipis).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔipis/ [ˈʔiː.pɪs]
• Rhymes: -ipis
• Syllabification: i‧pis

Noun

ipis (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

1. cockroach

   Synonyms: (Quezon, Marinduque) bangkukang, kukaratsa

2. (Marinduque) young, tiny cockroach (in its molting stage)

Derived terms

• boses-ipis
• ipisin
• magkaipis
• maipis
• salitang ipis

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: ipis

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• isip, Isip, sipi, pisi