ganap

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay genap, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gənəp. Compare Kapampangan ganap, Sundanese genep, Balinese genep, and Old Javanese gĕnĕp.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaˈnap/ [ɡɐˈn̪ap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: ga‧nap

Adjective

ganáp (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜉ᜔)

  1. complete; full; exact
    Synonyms: buo, lubos
  2. finished; completed
    Synonym: tapos
  3. fulfilled; done
  4. perfect; without error
    Synonyms: himpit, bulos, perpekto
  5. absolute
    Synonym: absoluto

Derived terms

Noun

ganáp (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜉ᜔)

  1. fulfillment; performance (of one's duty)
    Synonyms: panunungkol, panunungkulan, paggampan
  2. acting (in a play, film, etc.)
    Synonym: pagganap
  3. holding (of a meeting, event, etc.)
    Synonyms: daos, pagdaraos
  4. completeness
    Synonyms: kahustuhan, kakumpletuhan, kabuoan
  5. (colloquial) occurrence; happening

Further reading

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

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