alipin

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Northern Luzon *alipən, from Proto-Philippine *qadipən (“slave”), doublet from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qudipən (“slave”), which is possibly a suffixed form of *qudip (“to live”). Compare Pamplona Atta ajjipan, Bikol Central uripon, Cebuano ulipon, Maguindanao ulipen, Maranao oripen, and Tausug īpun.

Pronunciation

Noun

alipin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. slave
    Synonyms: busabos, bulyang
  2. act of treating someone like a slave
  3. (historical) lowest class in ancient Tagalog society
    Coordinate terms: timawa, maharlika, lakan, maginoo

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Further reading

  • “alipin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qadipen”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qudipen”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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