inip

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *qinəp (“lie down to sleep”), according to Zorc (1985). Compare Javanese ꦲꦶꦤꦼꦥ꧀ (inep) and Malay inep.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈnip/, [ʔɪˈnip]
  • Rhymes: -ip
  • Hyphenation: i‧nip

Noun

iníp (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜉ᜔)

  1. impatience; boredom due to long waiting

Adjective

iníp (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒᜉ᜔)

  1. bored, annoyed, or tired of waiting

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “inip”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qinep”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 180
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