ampiyon
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish anfión, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of apyan, opyo, and opyum.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔampiˈon/, [ʔɐmˈpjon]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: am‧pi‧yon
Noun edit
ampiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “ampiyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018