pampam

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Etymology

Derivation unknown. Stephen Trussel stated it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also stated it was possibly a loan distribution from ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pam‧pam
  • IPA(key): /ˈpampam/, [ˈpam.pam]

Noun

pampam

  1. (offensive, vulgar) prostitute, whore, harlot
    Synonym: puta

Cebuano

Etymology

Derivation unknown. Stephen Trussel stated it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also stated it was possibly a loan distribution from ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: pam‧pam
  • IPA(key): /ˈpampam/, [ˈpam.pʌm]

Noun

pampam

  1. (offensive, vulgar) prostitute; harlot; whore

Ilocano

Etymology

Derivation unknown. Stephen Trussel stated it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also stated it was possibly a loan distribution from ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpampam/, [ˈpɐm.pam]
  • Hyphenation: pam‧pam

Noun

pampam

  1. prostitute; harlot; whore

Further reading
  • “pampam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tagalog

Etymology

Derivation unknown. Stephen Trussel stated it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also stated it was possibly a loan distribution from ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン, and English pum-pum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pamˈpam/, [pɐmˈpam]
  • Hyphenation: pam‧pam

Noun

pampám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋ᜔ᜉᜋ᜔)

  1. (offensive, vulgar) prostitute; harlot; whore
    Synonym: puta

Further reading
  • “pampam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 344
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*pampám”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Derivation unknown. Stephen Trussel stated it was derived from Proto-Philippine *pampám (“prostitute”), but he also stated it was possibly a loan distribution from ellipsis of English pom-pom girl. Compare Japanese ぱんぱん / パンパン.

Noun

pampám

  1. prostitute; harlot; whore
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