paypay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pay‧pay
• IPA^(key): /ˈpajpaj/, [ˈpaɪ̯.paɪ̯]

Noun

paypay

1. fan

Verb

paypay

1. to fan
2. to hang out to dry

   Synonym: hayhay

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog paypay (“fan”).

Noun

paypáy

1. fan

Tagalog

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pajˈpaj/, [paɪ̯ˈpaɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: pay‧pay

Noun

paypáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)

1. act of fanning

   Synonym: pagpaypay

2. a hand fan

   Synonyms: pamaypay, abaniko

3. a flap of air

   Synonym: ihip

4. shoulder blade
   1. (colloquial) shoulder

   Synonyms: payumpong, iskapula

Derived terms

• ipagpaypay
• ipaypay
• magpaypay
• mangpaypay
• pagpaypay
• pamaypay
• pampaypay
• paypayan
• paypayin
• pumaypay
• tagapaypay

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: paipay
  • → Catalan: pai-pai