taip

Lithuanian

Etymology

From taĩ (“that”) +‎ -aĩp (“adverbial suffix”). See -aĩp for more information.

The form taĩp was introduced into Standard Lithuanian from Lithuania Minor, instead of the Suvalkian forms teĩp, tèp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɐjp]

Adverb

taĩp (not comparable)

1. yes
2. yes; sure, okay
3. thus, like this, this way

   taip lengviau ― easier this way

Synonyms

• (okay) gerai

Antonyms

• ne

Derived terms

• taip pat

Further reading

• “taip”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “taip”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
• Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) “3. Morphology § 6.8”, in Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, →ISBN, page 381

Malay

Etymology

From English type.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /taip/

Verb

taip

1. to type

Derived terms

• mesin taip
• muka taip