alupihan

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalu-hipan, from Proto-Austronesian *qalu-Sipan with metathesis. Compare Kapampangan laipan, Cebuano ulahipan, and Malay lipan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alupihan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜉᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. centipede

See also

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Further reading

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