sampu

Tagalog

Tagalog cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sampu
    Ordinal : ikasampu

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Etymology

From sampúwo (attested as sampouo, from sam- + púwo), from older sampúlo, from sam- + púlo, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *sa-ŋa-puluq (ten). Compare Indonesian sepuluh, Ilocano sangapulo, Bikol Central sampulo, Bima sampuru, and Hawaiian anahulu (period of ten days).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sam‧pu
  • IPA(key): /samˈpuʔ/, [sɐmˈpuʔ]
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Numeral

sampû (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜉᜓ)

  1. ten
    Synonym: diyes

Usage notes

  • To describe the quantity of something, the number is placed before the noun and affixed with the (-ng) enclitic suffix when the word ends with a vowel or with the "na" preposition for those ending in a consonant.
    Isang saging, dalawang pinya
    Apat na mansanas, anim na mangga

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