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Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *háyup. Compare Cebuano hayop and Tagalog hayop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhajop/
- IPA(key): /ˈʔajop/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: ha‧yop
Noun
háyop (Basahan spelling ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)
- animal, beast
- Synonym: animal
- (slang) criminal, scoundrel
- Synonym: kriminal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *heyup.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haˈjop/
- IPA(key): /ʔaˈjop/ (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: ha‧yop
Noun
hayóp (Basahan spelling ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)
- (Naga) blow (producing an air current)
- Synonyms: huyop, hihip
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *háyup. Compare Bikol Central hayop and Tagalog hayop.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧yop
- IPA(key): /ˈhajop/
Noun
hayop (Badlit spelling ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)
- domestic animal
- Coordinate terms: ihalas, mananap
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *háyup. Compare Pangasinan ayep, Bikol Central hayop, and Cebuano hayop. See also Malay hidup.
Pronunciation
Noun
hayop (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)
- (sciences) animal
- Synonym: animal
- (loosely) beast; brute; creature
- Synonym: halimaw
- (derogatory) cruel person; brutal person
- Synonyms: bruto, bestiya
- (derogatory) rascal; scoundrel; immoral person
- Synonym: ganid
2000, Jose Rey Munsayac, Ang aso, ang pulgas, ang bonsai, at ang kolorum, →ISBN:"Hayop ka! Hayop kang Pakong ka!" Sumisigaw na si Ento. Nakikipaglaban sa isang pangyayaring nagaganap at ang mga tauhan ay sila at ang dating iginagalang nilang puno, si Heneral Pakong. Natahimik ang lahat. Lumuluha si Ento.- "You scoundrel! You scoundrel, Pakong!" Ento was already shouting. They are fighting with each other and the characters are them and the formerly respected leader, General Pakong. Everyone is quiet. Ento is shedding tears.
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
hayop (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔)
- (derogatory) brutal; cruel
- Synonyms: malupit, mabangis
- (derogatory) immoral; debased (of a person)
- Synonyms: ganid, masama
Further reading
- “hayop”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*háyup”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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