inip

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qinəp (“lie down to sleep”), according to Zorc (1985). Compare Javanese ꦲꦶꦤꦼꦥ꧀ (inep) and Malay inep.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈnip/ [ʔɪˈn̪ɪp̚]
  • Rhymes: -ip
  • Syllabification: i‧nip

Noun

iníp (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜉ᜔)

  1. impatience; boredom due to long waiting

Adjective

iníp (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜉ᜔)

  1. bored, annoyed, or tired of waiting

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “inip”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • “inip”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*qinep”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 180
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