dayaper

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English diaper, from Old French dyapre, diaspre, from medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, adj), from δια- (dia-, “across”) + ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧ya‧per

Noun

dayaper

1. disposable diaper

   Synonym: lampin

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English diaper, from Old French dyapre, diaspre, from medieval Latin diaspra, diasprum from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (díaspros, adj), from δια- (dia-, “across”) + ἄσπρος (áspros, “white”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdajapeɾ/ [ˈda.jɐ.pɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -ajapeɾ
• Syllabification: da‧ya‧per

Noun

dáyapér (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜉᜒᜇ᜔)

1. diaper

   Synonyms: lampin, pampers

Further reading

• “dayaper”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018