salampay

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salampay (“hang of drape over the shoulder”). Compare Malay selampai and Sundanese ᮞᮜᮨᮙ᮪ᮕᮚ᮪ (salempay).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /salamˈpaj/ [sɐ.lɐmˈpaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: sa‧lam‧pay

Noun

salampáy (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜋ᜔ᜉᜌ᜔)

1. neckerchief; muffler; light scarf worn round the neck

   Synonym: alampay

2. hanging of something carelessly (as on a shoulder, clothesline, fence, etc.)

   Synonyms: alampay, pag-aalampay, sampay, pagsasampay

See also

• baksa
• panyoleta
• sablay