kudyapi

English

Etymology

From Hiligaynon kudyapi and Cebuano kudyapi.

Noun

kudyapi (plural kudyapis)

1. (Philippines) a boat-shaped lute

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧dya‧pi

Noun

kudyapi

1. a kudyapi

Hiligaynon

Noun

kudyapi

1. a kudyapi

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• codyapi, coryapi, cudyiapi — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kuryapi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa, “tortoise”). Compare Ilocano kudiapi, Central Subanen kutapi', Maranao kotiyapi' (“banjo”), Malay kecapi (“four-stringed lute”), Sundanese ᮊᮎᮕᮤ (kacapi, “zither”), and Sanskrit कच्छपी (kacchapī, “lute”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kudjaˈpiʔ/ [kʊ.d͡ʒɐˈpiʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: kud‧ya‧pi

Noun

kudyapî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜉᜒ)

1. (music) kudyapi (a boat lute)
2. (by extension) lyre

   Synonym: lira

Further reading

• “kudyapi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018