apyan

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

apyán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. opium

   Synonyms: opyum, opyo, ampiyon

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Panay, panay