<p>There is a word in Hakka, [sip],</p>
<ul>
<li>Meaning, just like English <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seep" rel="nofollow noreferrer">seep</a>.</li>
<li>Sound, also just like English <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seep" rel="nofollow noreferrer">seep</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>So where does it come from?
&quot;滲&quot; would seem to be the answer, but it is -m, not -p.</p>
<p>Example on <a href="https://elearning.hakka.gov.tw/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://elearning.hakka.gov.tw/</a> :</p>
<blockquote>
<p>饒平 sib chudˋ【siab cudˋ】 華語 水湧出或滲出的樣子。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Yes, &quot;cudˋ&quot; is 出， but what (本子) is &quot;sib/sip&quot;?</p>

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2024-10-08T03:25:24.053Z
Maybe 潗, 泄, or 洩. See https://kemdict.com/search?q=%E6%BD%97&m=prefix or https://kemdict.com/search?q=siab&m=prefix
dROOOze
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2024-10-08T10:09:08.547Z
Interesting. It seems the -p's and the -t's end up crossing over...
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What is the etymology of "sip" (to seep) in Hakka?
# What is the etymology of "sip" (to seep) in Hakka?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-10-08)

There is a word in Hakka, [sip],

* Meaning, just like English [seep](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seep).
* Sound, also just like English [seep](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seep).

So where does it come from?
"滲" would seem to be the answer, but it is -m, not -p.

Example on <https://elearning.hakka.gov.tw/> :

> 饒平 sib chudˋ【siab cudˋ】 華語 水湧出或滲出的樣子。

Yes, "cudˋ" is 出， but what (本子) is "sib/sip"?

**Tags:** etymology, topolect, hakka

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Maybe 潗, 泄, or 洩. See https://kemdict.com/search?q=%E6%BD%97&m=prefix or https://kemdict.com/search?q=siab&m=prefix  
> **username_0**: Interesting. It seems the -p's and the -t's end up crossing over...  

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