Aklanon

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sipsip.

Verb

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sipsip

  1. to suck
    Synonym: supsup

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Noun

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sipsip

  1. scales (of a fish)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *sipsip. Compare Bikol Central supsop and Cebuano supsop. Doublet of supsop.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sipsíp (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

  1. sip; sipping; sucking (of liquid through one's mouth)
    Synonyms: supsop, pagsupsop, hithit, paghithit, hitit, paghitit, higop
  2. absorption
    Synonym: absorsiyon
  3. act of sucking up; act of brownnosing
    Synonym: pagsipsip
  4. (colloquial) suck-up; kiss-up; brown noser; sycophant
    • 1989, National Mid-week:
      Pero nangyayari iyong kahit ipaalam ng bos na gusto niya ng mas pantay-pantay na pakikitunguhan at tawagan at kalimutan na ang herarkiya kung maayos din lang ang pagsasamahan at ang takbo ng trabaho sa opisina, hindi nawawala ang mga sipsip sa opisina.
      But it happened, even after the boss acknowledges that he wants a fairer approach and titles and wants to forget the hierarchy, where if the relations and the work pace in the office is always good, suck-ups will never disappear in the office.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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sipsíp (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

  1. fond of sucking up; sycophantic; fawning; seeking favor through flattery

Further reading

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  • sipsip”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sipsip”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English sheep, reduplicated to avoid confusion with sip (ship).

Noun

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sipsip

  1. sheep
  2. mutton

Descendants

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  • Rotokas: sipisipi

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