bakam

See also: bąkam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bacam — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Compare Malay bekam (“to cup with a heated glass”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbakam/ [ˈbaː.xɐm]
• Rhymes: -akam
• Syllabification: ba‧kam

Noun

bakam (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜋ᜔)

1. cupping glass

   Synonyms: bentosa, panghakab, tandok

Derived terms

• bakaman
• ibakam
• magbakam
• pagbabakam

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈkam/ [bɐˈxam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: ba‧kam

Noun

bakám (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜋ᜔)

1. mortise; dovetail; notch

   Synonyms: aab, kutab, lukid, ukit, ukab

Derived terms

• bakaman
• ibakam
• mabakam
• magbakam

 

Further reading

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