gulpi

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡulˈpi/ [ɡul̪ˈpi]

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• Hyphenation: gul‧pi

Adjective

gulpí (plural gurulpi, intensified gulpihon, plural intensified gurulpihon, Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜎ᜔ᜉᜒ)

1. plentiful

   Synonyms: dakol, pahingurag, balakid

   Antonyms: dikit, diit

Derived terms

• maggulpi
• pagulpi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• gulpe

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish golpe, from Old Spanish colpe, from Late Latin colpus, syncopation of *colupus, alteration of Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos). Doublet of golpe.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡulˈpi/ [ɡʊlˈpɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: gul‧pi

Noun

gulpí (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜎ᜔ᜉᜒ)

1. hit; stroke; severe beating

   Synonyms: bugbog, pagbugbog

2. punishment by beating

   Synonyms: palo, pagpalo

Derived terms

• gulpihin
• magulpi
• manggulpi

Further reading

• “gulpi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “gulpi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• lupig