dampot

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • rampotdialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jemput.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /damˈpot/ [d̪ɐmˈpot̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ot
  • Syllabification: dam‧pot

Noun

dampót (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔)

  1. picking up with one's hand (usually on the floor)
    Synonyms: pulot, simot
  2. sudden arrest (by police)
  3. random selection; random picking

Derived terms

Further reading

  • dampot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018