sampayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sampay +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /samˈpajan/ [sɐmˈpaː.jɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ajan
  • IPA^(key): /sampaˈjan/ [sɐm.pɐˈjan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: sam‧pa‧yan

Noun

sampayan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜌᜈ᜔)

1. clothesline

Verb

sampayán (complete sinampayan, progressive sinasampayan, contemplative sasampayan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜌᜈ᜔)

1. to use for hanging clothes to dry (such as a clothesline)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sampayan

affix		-an
root word		sampay
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		sampayan
complete		sinampayan
progressive		sinasampayan inasampayan1
contemplative		sasampayan asampayan1
imperative		sampayi1

¹ Dialectal use only.

Further reading

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