sampay

Cebuano

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sampay (to drape over the shoulder or from a line) (cf. Indonesian sampai, Malagasy sampi, Malay sampai, Tagalog sampay), from Proto-Austronesian *sapay (cf. Puyuma sapai)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sam‧pay
  • IPA(key): /samˈpaj/, [s̪ʌmˈpaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj

Verb

sampáy

  1. to hang laundry outside
  2. to put up in someone or something's place

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sampay (to drape over the shoulder or from a line) (cf. Indonesian sampai, Malagasy sampi, Malay sampai), from Proto-Austronesian *sapay (cf. Puyuma sapai).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /samˈpaj/ [sɐmˈpaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: sam‧pay

Noun

sampáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)

  1. laundry hanging on a clothesline, fence, etc.
    Synonym: sinampay
  2. hanging of clothes (on a clothesline, fence, etc.)

Derived terms

  • isampay
  • magsampay
  • sampayan
  • tagapagsampay
  • tagasampay

Further reading

  • sampay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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