japayuki

Tagalog

Etymology

Ellipsis of English Japayuki-san.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /d͡ʒapaˈjuki/ [d͡ʒɐ.pɐˈjuː.xɪ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /djapaˈjuki/ [d̪jɐ.pɐˈjuː.xɪ]
  • Rhymes: -uki
  • Syllabification: ja‧pa‧yu‧ki

Noun

japayuki (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜉᜌᜓᜃᜒ) (colloquial, derogatory)

  1. a Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution

Derived terms

Further reading

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