Aklanon edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapus.

Verb edit

gapos

  1. to tie

Mansaka edit

Verb edit

gapos

  1. to tie

Spanish edit

Noun edit

gapos m pl

  1. plural of gapo

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

  • Hyphenation: ga‧pos
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡapos/, [ˈɡa.pos] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈpos/, [ɡɐˈpos] (adjective)

Noun edit

gapos (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. object used to bind someone's arms, hands, or legs (such as rope, wire, cord, etc.)
  2. binding of someone's arms, hands, or legs
  3. tying of someone against a post
  4. (figurative) restraints; restrictions
    Synonyms: hadlang, sagabal

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Adjective edit

gapós (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. bound; tied (of one's arms, hands, or legs)

Further reading edit

  • gapos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*Rapus”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary