kumpay

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: kum‧pay

Noun

kumpay

  1. Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum)
  2. stover; stalks and leaves, not including grain, of certain forage

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Malay kumpai (“Hymenachne aurita”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kumˈpaj/ [kʊmˈpaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: kum‧pay

Noun

kumpáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)

  1. (grass) fodder
    Synonyms: sakate, barit
  2. act of giving fodder (to an animal)
    Synonym: pagkukumpay

Derived terms
  • kumpayan
  • kumpayin
  • magkumpay
  • mangumpay
  • mangungumpay
  • pagkukumpay

See also

Further reading
  • “kumpay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yogad

Noun

kumpáy

  1. (curved) scythe
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