apyan

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 鴉片鸦片 (a-phiàn, opium), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion). Doublet of ampiyon, opyum, and opyo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ap‧yan
  • IPA(key): /ʔapˈjan/, [ʔɐpˈjan]

Noun

apyán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. opium
    Synonyms: opyum, opyo, ampiyon

Further reading

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