ampiyas

Tagalog

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Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampias (wind-driven rain). Compare Tausug tampiyas, Iban empias, and Malay tempias.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔampiˈas/ [ʔɐmˈpjas]
    • Rhymes: -as
  • (now chiefly Southern Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔamˈpias/ [ʔɐmˈpiː.ɐs]
    • Rhymes: -ias
  • Syllabification: am‧pi‧yas

Noun

ampiyás or ampiyas (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜐ᜔)

  1. rain entering through open or cracked windows, walls, doors etc.
    Synonyms: anggi, tampiyas
  2. (figurative, obsolete) taking anger out on someone encountered

Derived terms

  • ampiyasan
  • maampiyasan
  • umampiyas

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