pampam
Bikol Central
Etymology
From ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pam‧pam
- IPA(key): /ˈpampam/
Noun
pampam
- (offensive, vulgar) prostitute, whore, harlot
- Synonym: puta
Cebuano
Etymology
From ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pam‧pam
- IPA(key): /ˈpampam/, [ˈpam.pʌm]
Noun
pampam
- (offensive, vulgar) prostitute; harlot; whore
Ilocano
Etymology
From ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pam‧pam
- IPA(key): /ˈpampam/, [ˈpɐm.pam]
Noun
pampam
- prostitute; harlot; whore
Further reading
- “pampam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Tagalog
Etymology
From ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pam‧pam
- IPA(key): /pamˈpam/, [pɐmˈpam]
Noun
pampám
- (offensive, vulgar) prostitute; harlot; whore
Further reading
- “pampam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 344
Waray-Waray
Etymology
From ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.
Noun
pampám
- prostitute; harlot; whore