tapay

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtapaj/ [ˈta.paɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: ta‧pay

Noun

tápay (Basahan spelling ᜆᜉᜌ᜔)

1. dough

   Synonym: masa

Derived terms

• tapayan
• tinapay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧pay
• IPA^(key): /ˈtapaj/ [ˈt̪a.pɐɪ̯]

Noun

tapay

1. cockscomb, crest

Maranao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay.

Noun

tapay

1. yeast

References

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya (Honolulu 1967)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tapai — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tapay (“rice wine, yeast, fermented rice”). Compare Ilocano tapey (“rice wine”), Kapampangan tape, Bikol Central tapay, Maranao tapay (“yeast”), Malay tapai (“yeast, leavened cake”), and Javanese ꦠꦥꦺ (tapé, “sweet fermented rice dish”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtapaj/ [ˈt̪aː.paɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -apaj
• Syllabification: ta‧pay

Noun

tapay (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜉᜌ᜔)

1. dough

   Synonym: masa

2. (childish) bread

   Synonym: tinapay

Derived terms

• magtapay
• magtinapay
• mananapay
• pagtapayan
• tapayan
• tapayin
• tinapay
• tinapayan
• tumapay

Further reading

• “tapay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• patay, payat