sampay
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sampay (“to drape over the shoulder or from a line”) (cf. Indonesian sampai, Malagasy sampi, Malay sampai, Tagalog sampay), from Proto-Austronesian *sapay (cf. Puyuma sapai)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
sampáy
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sampay (“to drape over the shoulder or from a line”) (cf. Indonesian sampai, Malagasy sampi, Malay sampai), from Proto-Austronesian *sapay (cf. Puyuma sapai).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /samˈpaj/, [sɐmˈpaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: sam‧pay
Noun edit
sampáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)
- laundry hanging on a clothesline, fence, etc.
- Synonym: sinampay
- hanging of clothes (on a clothesline, fence, etc.)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “sampay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018