inip

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qinəp (“lie down to sleep”), according to Zorc (1985). Compare Javanese ꦲꦶꦤꦼꦥ꧀ (inep) and Malay inep.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈnip/ [ʔɪˈn̪ip̚]
• Rhymes: -ip
• Syllabification: i‧nip

Noun

iníp (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜉ᜔)

1. impatience; boredom due to long waiting

Adjective

iníp (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜉ᜔)

1. bored, annoyed, or tired of waiting

Derived terms

• inipin
• kainip-inip
• kainipan
• mainip
• mainipin
• nakaiinip
• pagkainip

 

See also

• idlip
• panaginip

 

Further reading

• “inip”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qinep”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 180