kumpay

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kum‧pay

Noun

kumpay

1. Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
2. stover; stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forage

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• compay — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Compare Malay kumpai (“Hymenachne aurita”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kumˈpaj/ [kʊmˈpaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: kum‧pay

Noun

kumpáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)

1. (grass) fodder

   Synonyms: sakate, barit

2. act of giving fodder (to an animal)

   Synonym: pagkukumpay

Derived terms

• kumpayan
• kumpayin
• magkumpay
• mangumpay
• mangungumpay
• pagkukumpay

 

See also

• panibulon
• timsim

 

Further reading

• “kumpay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yogad

Noun

kumpáy

1. (curved) scythe