gapos

Aklanon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡapos/ [ˈɡaː.pos]
• Rhymes: -apos
• Syllabification: ga‧pos

Noun

gápos

1. twine; rope

Mansaka

Verb

gapos

1. to tie

Spanish

Noun

gapos m pl

1. plural of gapo

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ʀapus (“to tie or bind the hands or feet”) (cf. Central Bikol maggapos, Tausug gapus), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀapus (cf. Malay merapus).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡapos/ [ˈɡ̠aː.pos] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -apos
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaˈpos/ [ɡ̠ɐˈpos] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: ga‧pos

Noun

gapos (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

1. object used to bind someone's arms, hands, or legs (such as rope, wire, cord, etc.)
2. binding of someone's arms, hands, or legs
3. tying of someone against a post
4. (figurative) restraints; restrictions

   Synonyms: hadlang, sagabal

Derived terms

• gapusin
• igapos
• nakagapos
• paggagapos
• paggapos
• panggapos

See also

• baliti

Adjective

gapós (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

1. bound; tied (of one's arms, hands, or legs)

Further reading

• “gapos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Rapus”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI