apyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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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.
Hokkien 鴉片 / 鸦片bor.
Tagalog apyan

    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, 2018

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