kiyapo

Cebuano

Etymology

From Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”). Compare Malay kayapu, Indonesian kayapu, Banjarese kayapu.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ki‧ya‧po

Noun

kiyapo

Nile cabbage (Pistia stratiotes)

Descendants

→ Spanish: Quiapo
- → Cebuano: Quiapo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

qiyapo, quiapo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
kayapo, kuyapo

Etymology

From Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”). Compare Malay kayapu, Indonesian kayapu, Banjarese kayapu.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kiˈapoʔ/, [ˈkja.poʔ]
Rhymes: -apoʔ
Homophone: Quiapo
Syllabification: ki‧ya‧po

Noun

kiyapò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜉᜓ) (botany)

water cabbage (Pistia stratiotes)

Related terms

Quiapo

Descendants

→ Spanish: Quiapo
- → Tagalog: Quiapo

Further reading

“kiyapo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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