agwatiyempo

See also: agwa-tiyempo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• agwa-tiyempo
• agwatyempo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agua tiempo (“weather water”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔaɡwatiˈempo/ [ˌʔaɡ.wɐˈt͡ʃɛm.po]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌʔaɡwatiˈempo/ [ˌʔaɡ.wɐˈt̪jɛm.po]
• Rhymes: -empo
• Syllabification: ag‧wa‧ti‧yem‧po

Noun

ágwatiyémpo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜏᜆᜒᜌᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)

1. potion given to a sick person in place of water to hasten a cure

Further reading

• “agwatiyempo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “agwatiyempo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 20
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 18