apey

Kankanaey

Etymology

Compare Ilocano apoy or Tagalog apoy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈpəj/ [ʔʌˈpɨi̯]
  • Rhymes: -əj
  • Syllabification: a‧pey

Noun

apë́y

  1. fire
    • 1972, Morice Vanoverbergh, “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 76:
      Sína et (kanó) kanán: "intó san naŋáam sinán apéy ay nay et?" "Dinteŋko san apéy siná."
      Then (they say) he says: "Where did you get this fire?" "I found the fire here."
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