apyan

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hokkien 鴉片／鸦片 (a-phiàn, “opium”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of ampiyon, opyum, and opyo.

Pronunciation edit

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔapˈjan/, [ʔɐpˈjan]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: ap‧yan

Noun edit

apyán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

opium
Synonyms: opyum, opyo, ampiyon

Further reading edit

“apyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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