aping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.pɪŋ/

Verb

aping

1. present participle and gerund of ape

Noun

aping (plural apings)

1. Foolish imitation or mimicry.
   • 1857, Augusta Johnstone, A woman's preachings for woman's practice, page 159:

     harmful apings of the better, and empty-headed apings of the worse

Translations

apery — see apery

Anagrams

• ganpi, ngapi

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ping
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔapiŋ/, [ˈʔa.pɪŋ]

Noun

áping (Badlit spelling ᜀᜉᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (anatomy) cheek
2. (figurative) surface
3. fleshy sides of a mango when sliced off and separated from the seed

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:aping.

Anagrams

• piang

Lubuagan Kalinga

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

Noun

aping

1. (anatomy) cheek

Pangasinan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpiŋ/, [aˈpɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ping

Noun

apíng

1. (anatomy) cheek

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ping
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔapiŋ/, [ˈʔa.piŋ]

Noun

áping

1. (anatomy) cheek

   Synonym: nawong