amperyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amperio (“ampere”), Hispanicization of French ampère, named after French physicist André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836). Doublet of amper.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamˈpeɾjo/ [ʔɐmˈpɛɾ.jo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾjo
  • Syllabification: am‧per‧yo

Noun

amperyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. ampere
    Synonym: amper

Further reading

  • “amperyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 32
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