apiran

Tagalog

Etymology

From apid (“coitus”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔaˈpiɾan/ [ˌʔaːˈpiː.ɾɐn̪], /ʔapiˈɾan/ [ʔɐ.pɪˈɾan̪]
  • Rhymes: -iɾan, -an
  • Syllabification: a‧pi‧ran

Noun

ápíran or apirán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. bridal bed; marriage bed
    Synonym: patangan

Further reading

  • “apiran”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 64
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 47.
  • Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
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