ampiyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós
Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?
Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.
Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn)
Andalusian Arabicbor.
Spanish anfiónbor.
Tagalog ampiyon

    Borrowed from Spanish anfión, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós) + -ῐον (-ĭon). Doublet of apyan, opyo, and opyum.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔampiˈon/ [ʔɐmˈpjon̪]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Syllabification: am‧pi‧yon

    Noun

    ampiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

    1. opium
      Synonyms: opyo, opyum, apyan

    Further reading

    • “ampiyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 35
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