gapos
Aklanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapus.
Verb edit
gapos
- to tie
Mansaka edit
Verb edit
gapos
- to tie
Spanish edit
Noun edit
gapos m pl
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
gapos (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)
- object used to bind someone's arms, hands, or legs (such as rope, wire, cord, etc.)
- binding of someone's arms, hands, or legs
- tying of someone against a post
- (figurative) restraints; restrictions
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Adjective edit
gapós (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)