iyak

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak.

Noun

iyak

1. the chirping sound of a bird or a chick
2. a cheep; a chirp

Verb

iyak

1. to make a chirping sound

Synonyms

• (cheep): iyak, yapyap

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iak. Compare Bikol Central iyak, Cebuano hilak, Malay iak, and Kapampangan kiyak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔiˈak/ [ʔɪˈak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: i‧yak

Noun

iyák (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜌᜃ᜔)

1. cry; crying (shedding of tears)

   Synonyms: pagluha, tangis

2. bleat; cry (of a sheep, goat, calf)

   Synonyms: unga, ungal, mee

Derived terms

• iyakan
• iyakin
• mag-iiyak
• magpaiyak
• magpakaiyak-iyak
• maiyak
• makaiyak
• mapaiyak
• nakaiiyak
• nakakaiyak
• pag-iyak
• pag-uumiyak
• paiyakan
• paiyakin
• umiyak

 

See also

• hagulhol
• hikbi
• nguyngoy
• uwang

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• kiay, ikay