lamay

See also: Lamay

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lámay (“a wake for the dead, night vigil”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlamaj/ [ˈl̪a.maɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: la‧may

Noun

lámay (Basahan spelling ᜎᜋᜌ᜔)

1. vigil; wake (for the dead)

   Synonyms: belar, puka

Derived terms

• lamayan
• maglamay
• paglamay

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lámay (“a wake for the dead, night vigil”). Compare Kapampangan lamay (“vigil at night; to stay awake at night to work”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlamaj/ [ˈlaː.maɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -amaj
• Syllabification: la‧may

Noun

lamay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜌ᜔)

1. night vigil (as for a wake)

   Synonyms: paglalamay, pagpupuyat

2. overtime work (especially overnight)
3. (obsolete) doing something at night
4. (obsolete, by extension) evening walk
5. (obsolete, by extension) watching something at night

Derived terms

• lamayan
• lamayin
• maglamay
• mapaglamay
• paglalamay
• paglamay
• paglamayan

 

See also

• burol
• damag

 

Further reading

• “lamay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[2], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 138: “Caminar) Lamay (pp) de noche y por tierra”
  • page 341: “Haçer) Lamay (pp) algo de noche como caminar eſcriuir o otra coſa”
  • page 445: “Noche) Lamay (pp) hacer algo”
  • page 595: “Velar) Lamay (pp) haçiendo algo de noche”