siyampu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English shampoo, from Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) from the Sanskrit verb चपयति (capayati, “to pound, knead”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˈampu/ [ˈʃam.pʊ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /siˈampu/ [ˈsjam.pʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ampu
  • Syllabification: si‧yam‧pu

Noun

siyampu (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)

  1. shampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres)
  2. shampooing one's hair

Derived terms

  • magsiyampu
  • pagsisiyampu
  • pagsiyampu

See also

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary‎[1], Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN
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