sampu

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • (colloquial) sampo
  • sampouo

Etymology

From sampuwo (attested as sampouo), from older sampulo, from sang- + pulo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sam.ˈpuʔ/
  • sam-pu'
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Numeral

sampû (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)

  1. ten

Usage notes
  • To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with a -ng when the word ends with a vowel, and a separate word na for a consonant.
    Isang saging, dalawang pinya
    Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga

Synonyms
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