siyam-siyam
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of siyam.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: si‧yam‧si‧yam
Noun edit
siyam-siyam
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of siyam (“nine”). The sense “monsoon rain” from days of continuous rain, ranging around nine days, used to mark the beginning of the rainy season usually by the end of the month of May.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
siyám-siyám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)
Adjective edit
siyám-siyám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “siyam-siyam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018