"Dapi" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
dápî - To hang on to, hold on to, keep near,
take hold of one’s arm. Gindápì ko gid siá.
I kept near him, hung on to him, held fast
to his arm. (cf. úyat, bútkon).
dapì v [A; ab2] slap with the open palm or s.t.
flat.
Bantay kay hidapian unyà ka, Watch out, or youll get slapped.
Kining rulíra ákung idapì sa ímung samput, Ill spank you with this ruler.
dapìdapì n top part of the buttocks.
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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