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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 面布 (bīn-pò͘, “facecloth”).[1][2] Compare Pangasinan dimpo.
Pronunciation
Noun
bimpo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)
- face towel
- Synonyms: tuwalyita, labakara
Derived terms
References
- ^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 130
- ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 37
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