sampa-sampalukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From initial reduplication of sampalok +‎ -an, indicating imitation of the root word.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /samˌpa sampaˈlukan/ [sɐmˌpa sɐm.pɐˈluː.xɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ukan
  • Syllabification: sam‧pa-sam‧pa‧lu‧kan

Noun

sampá-sampalukan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜎᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri)
    Synonyms: agogo, duramparang, tsaang-parang

References

  • “sampa-sampalukan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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