kumpas

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish compás.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kum‧pas

Noun

kumpás

1. (music) rhythm; beat
2. hand gesture

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kumˈpas/ [kʊmˈpas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: kum‧pas

Etymology 1

Of Spanish origin, according to Panganiban (1973) and most dictionaries, but of native Tagalog origin, according to UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino (2001). See also etymology 2.

Noun

kumpás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔)

1. horsewhip; whip; whipcord

   Synonyms: latigo, latiko, panghampas, pamalo

2. act of whipping

   Synonyms: hagupit, paglatigo, hagkis, hampas, palo

Alternative forms

• cumpas — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Derived terms

• kumpas-ulago
• kumpasin
• magkumpas

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish compás, from Medieval Latin compassus (“circle, circuit”). Doublet of kompas.

Noun

kumpás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔)

1. (music) rhythm; beat; measure

   Synonyms: ritmo, indayog, tiyempo

   Hindi siya makasabay sa pag-awit sapagkat mabilis ang kumpas ng kanta.

   She cannot keep up with singing because the beat of the song is fast.

2. (music) conductor's beat in music with a baton or one's hand

   Synonyms: kaway, kampay

3. hand gesture when speaking

   Synonyms: kaway, kampay

Alternative forms

• cumpas — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kompas

Derived terms

• ikumpas
• ikumpas-kumpas
• kinumpas
• kumpasan
• kumumpas
• kumumpas-kumpas
• magkukumpas
• pagkumpas

Further reading

• “kumpas”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kumpas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 319
• 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 147

Anagrams

• sumpak