sampa-sampalukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From initial reduplication of sampalok +‎ -an, indicating imitation of the root word.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /samˌpa sampaˈlukan/ [sɐmˌpa sɐm.pɐˈluː.xɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ukan
• Syllabification: sam‧pa-sam‧pa‧lu‧kan

Noun

sampá-sampalúkan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

1. chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri)

   Synonyms: agogo, duramparang, tsaang-parang

References

• “sampa-sampalukan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018