Inherited fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tapay.

• IPA^(key):/ˈtapaj/ [ˈta.paɪ̯]
• Hyphenation:ta‧pay

tápay (Basahan spellingᜆᜉᜌ᜔)

1. dough

   Synonym:masa

• Hyphenation:ta‧pay
• IPA^(key):/ˈtapaj/ [ˈt̪a.pɐɪ̯]

tapay

1. cockscomb,crest

Inherited fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tapay.

tapay

1. yeast

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya (Honolulu 1967)

• tapai —obsolete,Spanish-based spelling

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*tapay(“rice wine, yeast, fermented rice”). CompareIlocanotapey(“rice wine”),Kapampangantape,Bikol Centraltapay,Maranaotapay(“yeast”),Malaytapai(“yeast, leavened cake”), andJavaneseꦠꦥꦺ(tapé,“sweet fermented rice dish”).

• (Standard Tagalog)IPA^(key):/ˈtapaj/[ˈt̪aː.paɪ̯]
• Rhymes:-apaj
• Syllabification:ta‧pay

tapay (Baybayin spellingᜆᜉᜌ᜔)

1. dough

   Synonym:masa

2. (childish)bread

   Synonym:tinapay

• “tapay”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018

• patay,payat