dyak en poy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• jak-en-poy

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese じゃんけんぽい (jankenpoi), a variant of じゃんけんぽん (jankenpon, “rock paper scissors”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌdjak ʔen ˈpoj/ [ˌd͡ʒak ʔɛm ˈpoɪ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌdjak ʔen ˈpoj/ [ˌd̪jak ʔɛm ˈpoɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -oj
• Syllabification: dyak en poy

Noun

dyak en poy (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜃ᜔ ᜁᜈ᜔ ᜉᜓᜌ᜔)

1. (games) rock paper scissors

   Synonym: bato bato pik

Further reading

• “dyak en poy”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018