tamis
English
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editBorrowed from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, of unclear origin.
Cognate with Old High German zemis (dialectal German Zims), Dutch teems (“sieve”), West Frisian teams, tiems, German Low German Teemse, Teems, Old English temes, Old English temesian (“to sieve; sift”). Doublet of temse.
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editNoun
edittamis (countable and uncountable, plural tamises)
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editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Late Latin tamisium, from Frankish *tamisu (“sieve, screen”). Cognate with English temse. Compare also regional Italian tamiso.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittamis m (plural tamis)
- sieve, riddle
- Déplacez le tamis de gauche à droite 30 fois, en faisant un mouvement de tamisage.
- Move the sieves from left to right 30 times using a sifting motion.
- screen (mesh for filtering)
- Enlever les filtres, les tamis et les pastilles et les laver séparément.
- Remove and clean filters, screens and nozzle tips separately.
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editFurther reading
edit- “tamis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Tagalog
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editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(ə)mis. Compare Ilocano sam-it, Pangasinan samit, Bikol Central hamis, Cebuano tam-is and Malay manis.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˈmis/ [t̪ɐˈmis]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: ta‧mis
Noun
edittamís (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜋᜒᜐ᜔)
- sweetness; sweet taste
- Synonym: katamisan
- pleasure; pleasurable experience
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editFurther reading
edit- “tamis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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editTetum
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(ə)mis.
Noun
edittamis
Verb
edittamis
- to taste
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