sapak

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapak. Compare Tagalog sapak.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧pak
• IPA^(key): /saˈpak/, [saˈpak]

Noun

sapák

1. spank

   Synonyms: talpi, pitpit

2. slap

   Synonyms: sampal, tampal, dapang, sampaling, taplong

Derived terms

• magsapak
• sapakon

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• sapac — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sapak. Compare Bikol Central sapak.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /saˈpak/, [sɐˈpak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Hyphenation: sa‧pak

Noun

sapák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜃ᜔)

1. slap; splitting downward blow using the hand

   Synonym: sampal

2. clacking sound produced when chewing
3. large and wide leaves used as roofing

Derived terms

• manapak
• masapak
• sapakin
• sumapak

 

Adjective

sapák (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜃ᜔)

1. broken off (of a branch, especially at the fork)

   Synonyms: bali, nabali

2. sunk to the full length

   Synonyms: sampak, sagad, baong-baon

3. (colloquial) very beautiful

   Synonym: napakaganda

4. (colloquial) very good; excellent

   Synonym: napakagaling

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈsapak/, [ˈsa.pɐk]
• Rhymes: -apak
• Hyphenation: sa‧pak

Noun

sapak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜃ᜔)

1. part of a tree where a branch has broken off
2. breaking of a tree branch (from the main trunk)

   Synonyms: pagsapak, pagkasapak, lapak

3. act of stretching open the mouth (to dislocate the jaws)
4. act of splitting something lengthwise, especially by the grain

Derived terms

• magsapak
• masapak
• pagkasapak
• pagsapak
• sapakan
• sapakin
• sumapak

 

Further reading

• “sapak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sapak”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary