kudyapi

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English

Etymology

From Hiligaynon kudyapi and Cebuano kudyapi.

Noun

kudyapi (plural kudyapis)

  1. (Philippines) a boat-shaped lute

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ku‧dya‧pi

Noun

kudyapi

  1. a kudyapi

Hiligaynon

Noun

kudyapi

  1. a kudyapi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa, “tortoise”). Compare Ilocano kudiapi, Central Subanen kutapi', Maranao kotiyapi' (“banjo”), Malay kecapi (“four-stringed lute”), Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ (kacapi, “zither”), and Sanskrit कच्छपी (kacchapī, “lute”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kudjaˈpiʔ/
      • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /kudjaˈpiʔ/
      • Rhymes: -iʔ
    • IPA(key): /kudˈjapiʔ/ (obsolete)
      • IPA(key): (no yod coalescence) /kudˈjapiʔ/ (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: kud‧ya‧pi

Noun

kudyapî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜉᜒ)

  1. (music) kudyapi (a boat lute)
  2. (by extension) lyre
    Synonym: lira

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kudyapi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “kudyapi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 338: “Guitarra) Coryapi (pp) deſta tierra que caſi es como timpano con dos cuerdas de alambre, tañeſe como guitarra con la mano”
    • page 509: “Rabel) Codyapi (pp) que tocan con arco”
    • page 566: “Tañer) Coryapi (pp) biolon o rabel”
    • page 601: “Violon) Coryapi (pp) o rabel grande”
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