aping

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.pɪŋ/

aping

1. present participle and gerund of ape

aping (plural apings)

1. Foolish imitation or mimicry.
   • 1857, Augusta Johnstone, A woman's preachings for woman's practice, page 159:

     harmful apings of the better, and empty-headed apings of the worse

• ganpi, ngapi

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

• Hyphenation: a‧ping
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔapiŋ/, [ˈʔa.pɪŋ]

áping (Badlit spelling ᜀᜉᜒᜅ᜔)

1. (anatomy) cheek
2. (figurative) surface
3. fleshy sides of a mango when sliced off and separated from the seed

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:aping.

• piang

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

aping

1. (anatomy) cheek

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

• IPA^(key): /aˈpiŋ/, [aˈpɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ping

apíng

1. (anatomy) cheek

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *apiŋ.

• Hyphenation: a‧ping
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔapiŋ/, [ˈʔa.piŋ]

áping

1. (anatomy) cheek

   Synonym: nawong