kayapu'

Tausug

Etymology

From Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”). Compare Cebuano kiyapo, Tagalog kiyapo, Malay kayapu, Indonesian kayapu and Banjarese kayapu.

Noun

kayapu'

1. Nile cabbage, water-lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)

   Mataud tuud kayapuꞌ ha tigbaw.

   There is so much water lettuce at Kiram Spring.