liplayag

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of lipad (“fly”) +‎ layag (“sail”), formed in analogy from Italian velivolo (“aircraft”), from Latin vēlivolus, from vēlum (“sail”) +‎ volō (“to fly”) +‎ -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lipˈlajaɡ/ [lɪpˈlaː.jɐɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -ajaɡ
  • Syllabification: lip‧la‧yag

Noun

liplayag (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜉ᜔ᜎᜌᜄ᜔) (neologism, obsolete)

  1. airplane
    Synonym: eroplano
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