alupag

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• halupag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalupaʀ (“persimmon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaluˈpaɡ/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈpaɡ], /ʔaˈlupaɡ/ [ʔɐˈluː.pɐɡ]
• Rhymes: -aɡ, -upaɡ
• Syllabification: a‧lu‧pag

Noun

alupág or alupag (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜉᜄ᜔)

1. longan (Dimocarpus longan)

   Synonyms: alupay, alipay

2. rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)

   Synonyms: alipay, alpay, rambutan

Derived terms

• alupag kalabaw
• alupag-amo

 

Further reading

• “alupag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qalupaR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary