ampiyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish anfión, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic أَفْيُون (ʔafyūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of apyan, opyo, and opyum.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔampiˈon/ [ʔɐmˈpjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: am‧pi‧yon

Noun

ampiyón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. opium
    Synonyms: opyo, opyum, apyan

Further reading

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