lipya

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 犁壁 (lê-piah, “moldboard”, literally “plow wall”) as per Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlipjaʔ/ [ˈlip.jɐʔ], /lipˈjaʔ/ [lɪpˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ipjaʔ, -aʔ
• Syllabification: lip‧ya

Noun

lipyà or lipyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜉ᜔ᜌ) (agriculture)

1. moldboard

   Synonyms: palinta, talim ng araro

2. plowshare

   Synonyms: lithaw, sudsod

Derived terms

• lipyaan

Related terms

• lithaw

 

Further reading

• “lipya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “lipya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 37

Anagrams

• pilay