mapaglapi-lapi

See also: mapaglapilapi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mapaglapilapi

Etymology

From mapag- +‎ reduplication of lapi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mapaɡˌlapiʔ ˈlapiʔ/ [mɐ.pɐɡˌlaː.pɪʔ ˈlaː.pɪʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /mapaɡˌlapi(ʔ) ˈlapiʔ/ [mɐ.pɐɡˌlaː.piː ˈlaː.pɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -apiʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧pag‧la‧pi-la‧pi

Adjective

mapaglapì-lapì (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉᜄ᜔ᜎᜉᜒᜎᜉᜒ) (grammar)

1. agglutinative (having words derived by combining parts)

   Synonym: aglutinatibo

   • 1923, Jose N. Sevilla, Paul R. Verzosa, Ag̃ aklat ng̃ Tagalog: kaunaunahag̃ aklat na dalawáng wiká na sumusuysóy sa Pilolohia at Panitikag̃ Tagalog, page 43:

     Ang ating wika ay mapaglapilapi; lagi tayong gumagamit ng mga panlaping panguna, paningit at panghuli.

     Our language is agglutinative; we quite extensively make use of prefixes, infixes and suffixes.