iyak
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak.[1]
=== Noun ===
iyak
the chirping sound of a bird or a chick
a cheep; a chirp
=== Verb ===
iyak
to make a chirping sound
=== Synonyms ===
(cheep): iyak, yapyap
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak. Compare Bikol Central iyak, Cebuano hilak, Malay teriak, and Kapampangan kiyak.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈak/ [ʔɪˈak̚]
Rhymes: -ak
Syllabification: i‧yak
=== Noun ===
iyák (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜃ᜔)
cry; crying (shedding of tears)
Synonyms: pagluha, tangis, (gay slang) krayola
bleat; cry (of a sheep, goat, calf)
Synonyms: unga, ungal, mee
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
=== Further reading ===
“iyak”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“iyak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*iak”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
=== Anagrams ===
kiay, ikay