ampayr

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English umpire, from a Middle English rebracketing of a noumpere as an oumpere, from Old French nonper (“odd number, not even (as a tie-breaking arbitrator)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔampajɾ/ [ˈʔam.paɪ̯ɾ], /ʔamˈpajɾ/ [ʔɐmˈpaɪ̯ɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ampajɾ, -ajɾ
  • Syllabification: am‧payr

Noun

ampayr or ampáyr (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔ᜇ᜔) (sports)

  1. umpire
    Near-synonym: reperi
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