lapnis

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lapˈnis/ [lɐpˈn̪ɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: lap‧nis

Adjective

lapnís (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. torn; stripped off (of tree bark or skin)
    Synonyms: talop, tuklap, paknit, gitgit

Derived terms

  • lapnisan
  • lapnisin

Noun

lapnís (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ᜔ᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. stripping of bark (from a tree)
    Synonyms: tuklap, pagtuklap, paknit, pagpaknit
  2. long strip of bark stripped off from a tree
  3. Malachra capitata (a species of plant of the mallow family)