rapoy

Yami

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dapuʀ (“hearth”).

Verb

rapoy

1. to start a fire

Derived terms

• rarapoyan (“cookstove”)

 

References

• “rapoy”, in 原住民族語言線上詞典 [Online Dictionary of Aboriginal Languages] (in Mandarin), Taipei: Foundation for Research and Development of Aboriginal Languages, 2014