bimpo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 面布 (bīn-pò͘, “facecloth”).[1][2] Compare Pangasinan dimpo.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbimpo/ [ˈbim.po]
  • Rhymes: -impo
  • Syllabification: bim‧po

Noun

bimpo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)

  1. face towel
    Synonyms: tuwalyita, labakara

Derived terms

  • bimpuhan
  • magbimpo

References

  1. ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 130
  2. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 37

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