dampot

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rampot — dialectal, 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

• dampot-bao
• damputan
• damputin
• dumampot
• ipadampot
• kararampot
• pagdampot
• pandampot
• patay-dampot

 

Further reading

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