ulipon

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *qudipən, from Proto-Central Philippine *qudipən, from Proto-Philippine *qudipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudip-ən (“allowed to live”), from *qudip (“to live”). Compare Bikol Central uripon and Tagalog alipin.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧li‧pon
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈlipon/ [ʔʊˈl̪i.pon̪]

Noun

ulipon

1. a slave

Higaonon

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano ulipon, from Proto-Bisayan *qudipən, from Proto-Central Philippine *qudipən, from Proto-Philippine *qudipən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudip-ən (“allowed to live”), from *qudip (“to live”).

Noun

ulipon

1. slave