opyum

Tagalog

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *sokʷós
    Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós)
    Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
    Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.
    Latin opiumbor.
    Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion)bor.
    English opiumbor.
    Tagalog opyum

    Borrowed from English opium, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of opyo, ampiyon, and apyan.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔopjum/ [ˈʔop.jʊm]
    • Rhymes: -opjum
    • Syllabification: op‧yum

    Noun

    opyum (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉ᜔ᜌᜓᜋ᜔)

    1. opium
      Synonyms: ampiyon, apyan, opyo

    Further reading

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