ampon

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Pronunciation

Hyphenation: am‧pon

IPA^(key): /ʔamˈpon/, [ʔamˈpon̪]

Noun

ampón

adoptee
Synonym: ataman

Derived terms

amponon
mag-ampon
paampon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay ampun (“pardon”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ampun (“pardon, forgiveness”). Compare Maguindanao ampon, Kapampangan ampun, Aklanon ampun, Tausug ampun, and Old Javanese ampun.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔamˈpon/ [ʔɐmˈpon]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: am‧pon

Noun

ampón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

adopted child
Synonym: anak-anakan
adoption of a child
Synonyms: alaga, kupkop, angkin
(obsolete) shelter; protection; assistance
Synonyms: alaga, aruga, kupkop, kalinga, kandili, tangkilik, amparo, sanggalang, tulong

Derived terms

ampunan
ampunin
bahay-ampunan
mag-ampon
pag-aampon
pag-ampon
tagaampon
tagapag-ampon
umampon

Adjective

ampón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

adopted (of a child)
Synonym: adoptibo
(obsolete) sheltered

Further reading

“ampon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*ampun”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

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