apyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 鴉片 / 鸦片 (a-phiàn, “opium”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of ampiyon, opyum, and opyo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapˈjan/ [ʔɐpˈjan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ap‧yan

Noun

apyán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. opium
    Synonyms: opyum, opyo, ampiyon

Further reading

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

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