kamayan
English edit
Etymology edit
Tagalog kamayan (literally “with the hands”)
Noun edit
kamayan (uncountable)
- The traditional Filipino method of eating with the bare hands, often as a communal feast where food is served on banana leaves and eaten without utensils.
See also edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From kamay + -an. The noun sense is literally, “hands activity”, or more loosely translated as “eating with the hands” given the context.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: ka‧ma‧yan
Noun edit
kamayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌᜈ᜔)
- kamayan (communal feast eating with the bare hands)
- Synonym: (Batangas) sakulan
- (military, loosely) boodle fight
Related terms edit
Verb edit
kamayán (complete kinamayan, progressive kinakamayan, contemplative kakamayan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌᜈ᜔)
- to receive a handshake (especially after an achievement)
Further reading edit
- “kamayan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kamayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018