siyam-siyam
Cebuano
editEtymology
editReduplication of siyam.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: si‧yam‧si‧yam
Noun
editsiyam-siyam
Tagalog
editEtymology
editReduplication of siyam (“nine”). The sense “monsoon rain” from days of continuous rain, ranging around nine days, used to mark the beginning of the rainy season usually by the end of the month of May.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siˌam siˈam/ [ˌʃam ˈʃam]
- Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: si‧yam-si‧yam
Noun
editsiyám-siyám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)
Adjective
editsiyám-siyám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)
Further reading
edit- “siyam-siyam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018