salipawpaw

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Tagalog

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Etymology

Either a portmanteau of the Tagalog "sasakyang lumilipad sa papawirin" or "sasakyang lumilipad sa himpapawid", or perhaps a blend of salipadpad +‎ lipaw. Allegedly coined by Lope K. Santos, it has since become a controversial example of alleged excessive linguistic purism of the now defunct Surian ng Wikang Pambansa, together with the word salumpuwit.

Compare Northern Kankanay men-alipawpaw (“to hover”).

Pronunciation

Noun

salipawpáw (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜉᜏ᜔ᜉᜏ᜔) (neologism)

  1. aircraft (especially an airplane)
    Synonyms: eroplano, sasakyang panghimpapawid
    • 1947, Juan Rivera Lazaro, Kung umibig ang artista:
      —A, huwag mong paniwalaan iyan! — aniko na lamang pagka't naramdaman kong nagipit ako. — Iyan ay salipawpaw lamang ng mapangaraping diwa ng mga makata upang lagyan ng tingkad ang kulay ng mga kasaysayan!
      Oh, don't believe that! — I just said because I felt I was stuck. — That is only a plane of the dreamlike spirit of the poets to add brightness to the color of history!
    • 1998, Buenaventura S. Medina, Huling Himagsik:
      ...impormasyon kay General lalo'y kasama ngayon si Presidente sa Numero Uno, at sa presidential plane man. Salipawpaw Bilang Isa. Hindi na sasabihan ni Juan Andres kay Jake ang dapat gawin.
      ...information to the General especially now the President is included in Number One, and in the presidential plane too. Airplane Number One. Juan Andres will no longer tell Jake what to do.

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