hampas

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For use as exclamation, see also English crap (originally meaning “chaff”) for parallel semantic evolution.

hampas (Jawi spelling همڤس, plural hampas-hampas)

1. dregs, leftovers, waste of processed organic material (rice, sugarcane, coffee etc).

hampas

1. (slang) Expression of dismay or disappointment

   Hampas betul, baru aku tangkap ikan aku je kucing dah copet bawak lari. ― Goshdarnit, the cat just had to nab my caught fish away.

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “همڤس hampas”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 145
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “همڤس hampas”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 689
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “hampas”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 392

• “hampas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

hampas f pl

1. plural of hampa

hampas

1. indefinite genitive singular of hampa

Compare Malay hempas (“slam; lash”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hamˈpas/ [hɐmˈpas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ham‧pas

hampás (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔)

1. strike; blow (with an elongated object like a stick or club)

   Synonyms: palo, bugbog, hambalos

2. striking; hard blow (as of waves on the shore)

   Synonyms: salpok, pagsalpok

3. punishment

   Synonyms: parusa, kaparusahan