ampiyon
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish anfión, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of apyan, opyo, and opyum.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: am‧pi‧yon
- IPA(key): /ʔampiˈon/, [ʔɐmˈpjon]
Noun
ampiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)
- opium
- Synonyms: opyo, opyum, apyan
Further reading
- “ampiyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018