dayap

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *dalayap. Compare Hiligaynon dalayap, Ilocano dalayap, Kapampangan dalayap, and Tagalog dayap.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧yap
• IPA^(key): /ˈdajap/ [ˈd̪a.jɐp]

Noun

dayap

1. key lime, especially the Philippine variety (Citrus × aurantiifolia)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rayap — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *dalayap with elision of /l/. Compare Cebuano dayap, Hiligaynon dalayap, Ilocano dalayap, Kapampangan dalayap, and Pangasinan dalayap.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdajap/ [ˈd̪aː.jɐp̚]
• Rhymes: -ajap
• Syllabification: da‧yap

Noun

dayap (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜉ᜔)

1. key lime, especially the Philippine variety (Citrus × aurantiifolia)

   Synonym: bilulo

2. (western Marinduque) calamondin; calamansi (Citrus × microcarpa, ×Citrofortunella mitis)

   Synonyms: kalamansi, (chiefly western Marinduque) kalamunding, kidya, sintunis, aldonisis

Derived terms

• dayapan
• kulay-dayap
• magdayapan

 

Further reading

• “dayap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*dalayap”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI