lapad

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧pad
• IPA^(key): /laˈpad/, [l̪aˈpad̪]

Noun

lapad

1. a pint (for alcoholic beverages, e.g. rum)

   Synonym: pinta

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧pad
• IPA^(key): /laˈpad/, [l̪ɐˈpad̪]

Adjective

lapad

1. broad; wide in extent or scope
2. (of a person) plump

Noun

lapad

1. a glass bottle resembling a hip flask
2. a measure of liquid equal to the volume of the contents of such bottle
3. the ten thousand yen bill

Verb

lapad

1. to widen; to broaden
2. (of clothing) to alter to a bigger size
3. (of a person) to become plumper
4. to measure using a lapad bottle
5. to flatter

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:lapad.

Anagrams

• dapal, lapda, palad, palda

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lapar — dialectal, Rizal

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lapad (“wide”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *də(m)paD (“flat and wide”). Compare Pangasinan lapar, Bikol Central lapat, Asi yapar, Cebuano lapad, Aklanon eapad, and Betawi dampar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlapad/ [ˈla.pɐd] (“wideness; extensiveness; extent; width”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -apad
  • IPA^(key): /laˈpad/ [lɐˈpad] (“flatness; broadness; act of hitting with the broad side of a bolo”, noun; “flat and broad”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: la‧pad

Noun

lapad (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜇ᜔)

1. wideness

   Synonyms: kalaparan, kaluwangan

2. extensiveness

   Synonyms: lawak, kalawakan

3. extent

   Synonyms: laki, kalakhan

4. width; breadth

   Synonym: luwang

Derived terms

• kalaparan
• laparan
• magpalapad
• malapad
• palapad
• palaparin

 

Noun

lapád (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜇ᜔)

1. flatness; broadness (of an object)

   Synonym: pagkalapad

2. act of hitting someone with the broad side of a bolo
3. white sardinella (Sardinella albella)

Adjective

lapád (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉᜇ᜔)

1. flat and broad (of an object)

Further reading

• “lapad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018