kamao

English

Alternative forms

kāmaʻo

Etymology

Hawaiian [Term?]

Noun

kamao

1. An extinct bird of Hawaii, Myadestes myadestinus.

Cebuano

Etymology

ka- +‎ mao.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ma‧o
• IPA^(key): /kaˈmaʔo/ [kɐˈma.ʔo]

Verb

kamao

1. to have a know-how; to have the knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly)

   Kamao ka mosayaw?

   Do you know how to dance?

Adjective

kamao

1. has a know-how

Hiligaynon

Verb

kamao

1. to be

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• camaoo — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kamaoo — uncommon

Etymology

From earlier variant kamaoo, from Proto-Central Philippine *kamaʔuʔu (“back of the hand”). Compare Kapampangan kamau (“hand”), Bikol Central kamaoo (“fist; knuckle”), Hiligaynon kamomoo (“thumb”), and Mansaka kamao (“back of the hand; fist”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kamaˈʔo/ [kɐ.mɐˈʔo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ka‧ma‧o

Noun

kamaó (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜂ)

1. fist; back of the hand

Further reading

• “kamao”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot, page 362
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 295: “Enves) Camaoo [(pp)] dela mano delos dedos ala mañeca”