iyak

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak.[1]

Noun

iyak

  1. the chirping sound of a bird or a chick
  2. a cheep; a chirp

Verb

iyak

  1. to make a chirping sound

Synonyms

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak. Compare Bikol Central iyak, Cebuano hilak, Malay iak, and Kapampangan kiyak.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈak/ [ʔɪˈak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: i‧yak

Noun

iyák (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜃ᜔)

  1. cry; crying (shedding of tears)
    Synonyms: pagluha, tangis, (gay slang) krayola
  2. bleat; cry (of a sheep, goat, calf)
    Synonyms: unga, ungal, mee

Derived terms

  • iyakan
  • iyakin
  • mag-iiyak
  • magpaiyak
  • magpakaiyak-iyak
  • maiyak
  • makaiyak
  • mapaiyak
  • nakaiiyak
  • nakakaiyak
  • pag-iyak
  • pag-uumiyak
  • paiyakan
  • paiyakin
  • umiyak

See also

Further reading

  • “iyak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*iak”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

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