lasap

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sedap with metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sədəp. Doublet of sarap.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈsap/ [lɐˈsap̚]
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: la‧sap

Noun

lasáp (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜐᜉ᜔)

  1. fine taste; enjoyable taste
    Synonyms: linamnam, sarap
  2. enjoyment of an experience (of happiness, success, etc.)
    Synonyms: danas, pagdanas, pagdaranas, eksperyensiya

Derived terms

  • lasapin
  • lumasap
  • makalasap
  • malasap
  • paglasap
  • palasapin
  • panlasap

Further reading

  • “lasap”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sedep₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 206

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