kumpas

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish compás.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kum‧pas

Noun

kumpás

1. (music) rhythm; beat
2. hand gesture

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kumˈpas/ [kʊmˈpas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: kum‧pas

Etymology 1

Of Spanish origin, according to Panganiban (1973) and most dictionaries, but of native Tagalog origin, according to UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino (2001).

Noun

kumpás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔)

1. horsewhip; whip; whipcord

   Synonyms: latigo, latiko, panghampas, pamalo

2. act of whipping

   Synonyms: hagupit, paglatigo, hagkis, hampas, palo

Alternative forms

• cumpas — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kompas

Derived terms

• kumpasin
• magkumpas

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish compás.

Noun

kumpás (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜐ᜔)

1. Alternative form of kompas

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 314