silip

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧lip

Verb

silip

1. Alternative spelling of sil-ip

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *siq(ə)rip (“to peep, spy on”). Compare Bikol Central sirip, Cebuano sil-ip, Ilocano sirip, Pangasinan sirip.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsilip/ [ˈsi.lɪp]
• Rhymes: -ilip
• Syllabification: si‧lip

Noun

silip (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜉ᜔)

1. peep; peeping; furtive look (through a hole or small opening)

   Synonyms: pagsulyap, sulyap

Derived terms

• manilip
• maninilip
• pagsilip
• silipan
• silipin
• sumilip

 

Adjective

silip (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜉ᜔)

1. able to be seen (through a hole or small opening)