diklap

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• diglap

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dikˈlap/ [dɪkˈlap]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: dik‧lap

Noun

dikláp (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜎᜉ᜔)

1. spark; sudden burst of flame

   Synonyms: tsispa, kislap, siklab

Derived terms

• dumiklap
• padiklap-diklap
• padiklapin
• pampadiklap

 

Further reading

• “diklap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dilap₁”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI