Etymology

yap

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Today it means: The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar. Full definition →

Hokkien 葉 /叶 ← Hakka 葉 /叶
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yap · noun, verb1

Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”). More at yelp.

Yap · proper noun2

  1. Hakka · borrowed from葉 /叶
  2. Hokkien · borrowed from葉 /叶
  3. English todayYap

From Hokkien 葉 /叶 (Ia̍p) and Hakka 葉 /叶 (Ya̍p).

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