kayapu'

Tausug

Etymology

From Tamil கயப்பூ (kayappū, “aquatic flower”). Compare Cebuano kiyapo, Tagalog kiyapo, Malay kayapu, Indonesian kayapu and Banjarese kayapu.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /kajapuʔ/ [k̠ɑ.jaˈpuʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧ya‧pu'

Noun

kayapu' (Sulat Sūg spelling كَيَفُؤْ)

  1. Nile cabbage, water-lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)
    Mataud tuud kayapuꞌ ha tigbaw.
    There is so much water lettuce at Kiram Spring.
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