paypay

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pay‧pay
  • IPA(key): /ˈpajpaj/, [ˈpaɪ̯.pɐɪ̯]

Noun

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paypay

  1. fan

Verb

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paypay

  1. to fan
  2. to hang out to dry
    Synonym: hayhay

Chavacano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog paypay (fan).

Noun

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paypáy

  1. fan

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *paypáy (to wave the hand, as in beckoning someone or in fanning oneself). Onomatopoeic in origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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paypáy (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜌ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)

  1. act of fanning
    Synonym: pagpaypay
  2. a hand fan
    Synonyms: pamaypay, abaniko
  3. a flap of air
    Synonym: ihip
  4. shoulder blade
    Synonyms: payumpong, balagat, eskapula, bleyd
  5. (colloquial) shoulder
    Synonym: balikat

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: paipay

Further reading

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  • paypay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*paypáy”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary