kiyapo

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧ya‧po

Noun

kiyapo

1. Nile cabbage (Pistia stratiotes)

Descendants

• → Spanish: Quiapo
  • → Cebuano: Quiapo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• qiyapo, quiapo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kayapo, kuyapo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈapoʔ/, [ˈkja.poʔ]
• Rhymes: -apoʔ
• Homophone: Quiapo
• Syllabification: ki‧ya‧po

Noun

kiyapò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜉᜓ) (botany)

1. water cabbage (Pistia stratiotes)

Related terms

• Quiapo

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: Quiapo
  • → Tagalog: Quiapo

Further reading

• “kiyapo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018