amat-amat
Hanunoo
editEtymology
editReduplication of amat.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editamat-amat (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜫᜦ᜴ᜠᜫᜦ᜴)
- gradually; slowly
- Synonym: malway-malway
Usage notes
edit- This is often said when continuing on a trail after a pause to chew betel.
Further reading
editHiligaynon
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *amat, although possible chance resemblance.
Adverb
editamát-amát
Further reading
editCategories:
- Hanunoo reduplications
- Hanunoo 4-syllable words
- Hanunoo terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hanunoo/amat
- Rhymes:Hanunoo/amat/4 syllables
- Hanunoo lemmas
- Hanunoo adverbs
- Hanunoo terms with Hanunoo script
- Hiligaynon terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hiligaynon terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Hiligaynon lemmas
- Hiligaynon adverbs