talukap

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *talukaəb (“eyelid”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈlukap/ [t̪ɐˈluː.xɐp̚]
  • Rhymes: -ukap
  • Syllabification: ta‧lu‧kap

Noun

talukap (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜓᜃᜉ᜔)

  1. sheath of palm leaves or banana stalks; thin sheathing found in plants
    Synonyms: upak, talupak
  2. (anatomy) eyelid
    Synonyms: talukap-mata, takipmata

Derived terms

  • talukap-mata

See also

Further reading

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

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