sipsip
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Aklanon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *sipsip.
Verb[edit]
sipsip
Lubuagan Kalinga[edit]
Noun[edit]
sipsip
- scales (of a fish)
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Austronesian *sipsip. Compare Bikol Central supsop and Cebuano supsop. Doublet of supsop.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sipsíp (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜉ᜔)
- sip; sipping; sucking (of liquid through one's mouth)
- absorption
- Synonym: absorsiyon
- act of sucking up; act of brownnosing
- Synonym: pagsipsip
- (colloquial) suck-up; kiss-up; brown noser; sycophant
- 1989, National Mid-week:
- Pero nangyayari iyong kahit ipaalam ng bos na gusto niya ng mas pantay-pantay na pakikitunguhan at tawagan at kalimutan na ang herarkiya kung maayos din lang ang pagsasamahan at ang takbo ng trabaho sa opisina, hindi nawawala ang mga sipsip sa opisina.
- But it happened, even after the boss acknowledges that he wants a fairer approach and titles and wants to forget the hierarchy, where if the relations and the work pace in the office is always good, suck-ups will never disappear in the office.
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sipsíp (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜉ᜔ᜐᜒᜉ᜔)
- fond of sucking up; sycophantic; fawning; seeking favor through flattery
Further reading[edit]
- “sipsip”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sipsip”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English sheep, reduplicated to avoid confusion with sip (“ship”).
Noun[edit]
sipsip
Descendants[edit]
- → Rotokas: sipisipi
Anagrams[edit]
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