ipis

Bikol Central

Sarong ipis

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ipis, from Proto-Philippine *ipəs, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qipəs, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧pis
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔipis/, [ˈʔi.pis]

Noun

ípis

1. cockroach

   Synonym: kuratsa

Kapampangan

Noun

ipis

1. playing cards; deck of cards

   Synonym: baraja

Sundanese

Romanization

ipis

1. Romanization of ᮄᮕᮤᮞ᮪

Tagalog

Isang ipis

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ipəs (compare Bikol Central ipis, Cebuano ipos, Ilocano ipes, Kapampangan ipas), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ipəs (compare Kimaragang lipos, Malay lipas, Minangkabau lipeh), from Proto-Austronesian *Sipəs (compare Amis dadipis, Atayal hipux, Kavalan sipes, Sakizaya dadipis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔipis/, [ˈʔi.pɪs]
• Hyphenation: i‧pis

Noun

ipis (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜒᜐ᜔)

1. cockroach

   Synonyms: (Marinduque) bangkukang, kukaratsa

2. (Marinduque) young, tiny cockroach (in its molting stage)

Derived terms

• boses-ipis
• ipisin
• magkaipis
• maipis

 

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: ipis

Further reading

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