Vernacular Lexicon home
A B BAP BL D E G H I K KI L LA LIP M N O P PA R S SE SIN T TE TIN U V W Y Z

Student Dictionary

piyapis
/piapis/
n.
“tail fin”

n.
the tail part of a fish (caudal fin)
Egkeilaan nu ke eglilihew ka me ngalap te weyig su igpalepew dan ka me piyapis dan.
You can distinguish when the fishes going to move (usually playing) for their fins emerge on the surface of the water.
cf. ikug
Eng. caudal fin; fish tail; fin; tail fin
OCM: Ethnozoology (825)
DDP: Parts of a fish (1.6.2.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,TME,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 14/Mar/2016

Link to Bible concordance