gapos

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Aklanon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapus.

Verb[edit]

gapos

  1. to tie

Mansaka[edit]

Verb[edit]

gapos

  1. to tie

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

gapos m pl

  1. plural of gapo

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *ʀapus (“to tie or bind the hands or feet”) (cf. Bikol Central maggapos, Tausug gapus), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapus (cf. Malay merapus).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡapos/, [ˈɡa.pos] (noun)

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈpos/, [ɡɐˈpos] (adjective)
  • Hyphenation: ga‧pos

Noun[edit]

gapos (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. object used to bind someone's arms, hands, or legs (such as rope, wire, cord, etc.)
  2. binding of someone's arms, hands, or legs
  3. tying of someone against a post
  4. (figurative) restraints; restrictions
    Synonyms: hadlang, sagabal

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gapós (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. bound; tied (of one's arms, hands, or legs)

Further reading[edit]

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