opyum

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 opiumbor.
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Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.
English opiumbor.
Tagalog opyum

    Borrowed from English opium, borrowed from Latin opium, or borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of opyo, ampiyon, and apyan.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔopjum/ [ˈʔop.jʊm]
    • Rhymes: -opjum
    • Syllabification: op‧yum

    Noun

    opyum (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉ᜔ᜌᜓᜋ᜔)

    1. opium
      Synonyms: ampiyon, apyan, opyo

    Further reading

    • “opyum”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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