hayop

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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)

  1. animal, beast
    Synonym: animal
  2. (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)

  1. (Naga) blow (producing an air current)
    Synonyms: huyop, hihip
Derived terms

Cebuano

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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)

  1. (sciences) animal
    Synonym: animal
  2. (loosely) beast; brute; creature
    Synonym: halimaw
  3. (derogatory) cruel person; brutal person
    Synonyms: bruto, bestiya
  4. (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)

  1. (derogatory) brutal; cruel
    Synonyms: malupit, mabangis
  2. (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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