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Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak.
Noun
iyak
- the chirping sound of a bird or a chick
- a cheep; a chirp
Verb
iyak
- to make a chirping sound
Synonyms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak. Compare Bikol Central iyak, Cebuano hilak, Malay iak, and Kapampangan kiyak.
Pronunciation
Noun
iyák (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜃ᜔)
- cry; crying (shedding of tears)
- Synonyms: pagluha, tangis, (gay slang) krayola
- bleat; cry (of a sheep, goat, calf)
- Synonyms: unga, ungal, mee
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Further reading
- “iyak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*iak”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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