alitaptap

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qali-pətpət, from *pət-pət with metathesis.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alitaptáp (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜆᜉ᜔ᜆᜉ᜔)

  1. firefly

References

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  1. ^ Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qali-petpet”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Further reading

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  • alitaptap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018