opyo

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.
Latin opiumlbor.
Spanish opiobor.
Tagalog opyo

    Borrowed from Spanish opio, a learned borrowing from Latin opium, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós) + -ῐον (-ĭon). Doublet of opyum, ampiyon, and apyan.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔopjo/ [ˈʔop.jo]
    • Rhymes: -opjo
    • Syllabification: op‧yo

    Noun

    opyo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉ᜔ᜌᜓ)

    1. opium
      Synonyms: ampiyon, apyan, opyum

    Further reading

    • “opyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • Opyo on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl
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