dakip

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• daquip — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• rakip — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *dakəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian *dakəp. Cognate with Cebuano dakop (“to catch; to arrest”), Indonesian and Malay dakap (“having one's hands clasped or arms embraced”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈkip/, [dɐˈxip]
• Rhymes: -ip
• Syllabification: da‧kip

Noun

dakíp (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃᜒᜉ᜔)

1. catch; capture
2. arrest (of criminals, etc.)

Derived terms

• dadakpin
• dakpin
• dumakip
• madakip
• makadakip
• padakip
• pagdakip
• pagkakadakip

 

Further reading

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