alupihan

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalu-hipan, from Proto-Austronesian *qalu-Sipan with metathesis. Compare Kapampangan laipan, Cebuano ulahipan, and Malay lipan.

Pronunciation

Noun

alupihan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜉᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. centipede

See also

Further reading

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

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