katipan

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ti‧pan

Noun

katipan

  1. the tiger cowrie (Cypraea tigris)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ka- +‎ tipan (“pact; covenant; engagement; tryst”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /katiˈpan/ [kɐ.t̪ɪˈpan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ka‧ti‧pan

Noun

katipán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜒᜉᜈ᜔)

  1. betrothed; fiancé; fiancée
    Synonyms: kasintahan, kasiyo, nobyo, nobya, katikya
  2. (now uncommon) partner in an arrangement
    Synonyms: kasundo, katikya, kataktak
    katipan sa negosyo ― business partner

See also

  • komprometida
  • komprometido

Further reading

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