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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
Verb
sampay
- to hang laundry outside
- 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
Noun
sampáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)
- laundry hanging on a clothesline, fence, etc.
- Synonym: sinampay
- hanging of clothes (on a clothesline, fence, etc.)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sampay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018