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  • Hyphenation: yap‧yap
  • IPA(key): /ˈjapjap/ [ˈjap.jap]

Noun

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yapyap

  1. hand fan
    Synonyms: abaniko, kayab, kabkab, pamaypay

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: yap‧yap
  • IPA(key): /ˌjapˈjap/ [ˌjapˈjap]

Noun

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yapyap

  1. the chirping sound of a bird or a chick
  2. a cheep; a chirp

Verb

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yapyap

  1. to make a chirping sound

Synonyms

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  • (cheep): iyak. yapyap

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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yapyáp (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜉ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔)

  1. any small fish, crab, shrimp, etc. sold cheap in quantities in the market

Etymology 2

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Possibly from English yap.

Noun

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yapyáp (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜉ᜔ᜌᜉ᜔)

  1. loose, idle, meaningless talk or chatter
    Synonyms: satsat, daldal, satsatan, daldalan
  2. person given to such chatter
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