siyampu

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• syampu
• shampoo

Etymology

Borrowed from English shampoo, from Hindi चाँपो (cā̃po) from the Sanskrit verb चपयति (capayati, “to pound, knead”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈampu/ [ˈʃam.pʊ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /siˈampu/ [ˈsjam.pʊ]
• Rhymes: -ampu
• Syllabification: si‧yam‧pu

Noun

siyampu (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)

1. shampoo (product for washing the hair or other fibres)
2. shampooing one's hair

Derived terms

• magsiyampu
• pagsisiyampu
• pagsiyampu

 

See also

• gugo

Further reading

• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary‎^[1], Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN