bimpo
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- gimpo – Batangas
- limpo – obsolete
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 面布 (bīn-pò͘, “facecloth”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bim‧po
- IPA(key): /ˈbimpo/, [ˈbim.po]
Noun
bimpo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)
- face towel
- Synonyms: tuwalyita, labakara
Derived terms
- bimpuhan
- magbimpo
References
- Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980), “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics (PDF), volume B, issue 71, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 130
- Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, pages 17, 20, 37