dakip

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • daquip (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *dakəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dakəp, from Proto-Austronesian *dakəp. Cognate with Cebuano dakop (“to catch; to arrest”), Indonesian and Malay dakap (“having one's hands clasped or arms embraced”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: da‧kíp
  • IPA(key): /daˈkip/, [dɐˈxip]

Noun

dakíp

  1. catch; capture
  2. arrest

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • dakpin (“to catch; to arrest”)
  • dumakip (“to catch; to arrest”)
  • madakip (“to capture; to get caught; to be arrested”)
  • pagdakip (“act of catching or arresting”)
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