AmisEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Austronesian *kamay (hand).

NounEdit

kamay

  1. (anatomy) hand

ReferencesEdit

BolinaoEdit

NounEdit

kamay

  1. chicken flea

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From kamay, a regional variation of the word kalamay ("sugar").

Compare similar elisions in other languages, Cebuano balay, Cebuano bulan, Tagalog daan (road), Malay tidak.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: ka‧may

NounEdit

kamay

  1. sugar
    Synonyms: asukar, kalamay, kinugay, sentral.

QuechuaEdit

VerbEdit

kamay

  1. (transitive) to create, form, found
  2. (transitive) to govern, rule, administer, manage
  3. (transitive) to prepare (as in food)

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TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay (hand). Cognate with Amis kamay (hand).

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: ka‧may
  • IPA(key): /kaˈmaj/, [kɐˈmaɪ̯]

NounEdit

kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) hand
    Synonym: mano
  2. something that resembles a human hand (such as hands on a watch)
  3. (figurative) promise of marriage
  4. (obsolete) arm
    Synonyms: braso, bisig

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See alsoEdit

AdjectiveEdit

kamay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. accustomed; suited (in operating a tool or task)

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

YamiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay (hand).

NounEdit

kamay

  1. finger; toe

ReferencesEdit

YogadEdit

NounEdit

kamáy

  1. baby louse