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): /ˈsampaj/ [ˈs̪am.pɐɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -ampaj

Verb

sampay

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). Note also Thai สะพาย (sà-paai, “to wear across shoulder”).

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
• sampay-bakod
• sampayan
• tagapagsampay
• tagasampay

Further reading

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