"Apin" is a word in ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON

n. any leaf or pieces of leaf, usually of the banana, spread at the bottom of an earthen pot before the rice that has to be cooked is poured into it. v. /AG-/ to place this at the bottom of a pot. /MANG-:-AN/ to place this at the bottom of. Apinam nga umuna ta banga sa mo ipisok diay bagas. Spread a leaf at the bottom of the pot first then pour in the rice. --syn

ápin - Help, assistance, backing, aid,
support, succour; to take sides with,
support, back up, help, aid, succour, assist.
Apíni akó. Take sides with me. Back me up.
Help me. Ang mga ginikánan
masigapináy sa íla mga anák nga
nagailináway. The parents, partial to their
own, are siding with their children in their
fight with one another. Walâ siá sing ápin.
He has none to back him up. Nakadaúg
siá, kay ginapínan siá sang mga
mamumugón, He won, because the
workers supported him. (cf. ámpin).