apiapi

See also: api-api

Māori

Adjective

apiapi

  1. crowded together

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay api-api (“firefly; generic name for a number of trees of the mangrove class”), from api (“fire”), because the tree attracts fireflies. Compare Central Bikol api-api, Cebuano miyapi, and Hiligaynon api-api.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌʔapiˈʔapi/ [ˌʔaː.pɪˈʔaː.pɪ]
  • Rhymes: -api
  • Syllabification: a‧pi‧a‧pi

Noun

ápiápi (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒᜀᜉᜒ)

  1. Indian mangrove (Avicennia officinalis, a tree traditionally used for making charcoal and firewood)
    Synonyms: bungalon, pipisik

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Further reading

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