The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*kapay flutter the wings

PMP kapay flutter the wings

WMP
Pangasinan kapáy make a stroke in swimming
Tagalog k<al>apáy fin of a fish
Aklanon kápay propeller (on ship); to propel, paddle (boat)
Cebuano kapay-kápay flap something repeatedly
kapáy pectoral fins on a fish; anything analogous that propels: wing, flipper; to swim, fly with flapping motions
Binukid kapay-kapay to wave something back and forth
kapay to beckon, summon by a wave of the hand
Maranao kapay beckon with hand or fingers
Manobo (Western Bukidnon) kapey to beckon for someone to come
Mansaka kapay to signal to by waving hand; to move hands back and forth
Tausug kapay a propeller (of a boat or ship)
kapay-an to provide a propeller (for a boat or ship)
Malay kapay fumbling with the hands, whether fondling, the movements of a drowning man, or the arm movements of a baby lying on its back; flutter, fluttering (of bird, butterfly; )
Bikol k<al>ápay to row without making a sound

POC kape₁ flutter the wings

OC
Arosi kape to flutter the wings
Nokuku kave- wing