kumpay
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kum‧pay
Noun
kumpay
- Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
- stover; stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forage
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- compay – obsolete, Abecedario orthography
Etymology
Compare Malay kumpai (“Hymenachne aurita”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kum‧pay
- IPA(key): /kumˈpaj/, [kumˈpaɪ̯]
Noun
kumpáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)
- fodder
- Synonyms: sakate, barit
Derived terms
- kumpayan
- kumpayin
- magkumpay
- mangumpay
See also
- panibulon
- timsim
Further reading
- “kumpay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Yogad
Noun
kumpáy
- (curved) scythe