alimpuyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • alipuyo

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalimpuˈjo/ [ʔɐ.lɪm.pʊˈjo]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: a‧lim‧pu‧yo

Noun

alimpuyó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜌᜓ)

  1. swirling water; eddy
    Synonyms: puyo, palipod
  2. whirlwind
  3. whirling movement
  4. (figurative) sudden burst of anger

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “alimpuyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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