humay

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay.

Noun

humay

  1. rice (cooked)

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huˈmaj/ [hʊˈmaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: hu‧may

Noun

humáy (Badlit spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. the grass, Oryza sativa; rice
  2. the seed of this plant used as food
  3. (obsolete) millet

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:humay.

Higaonon

Noun

humay

  1. rice

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay.

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /humaj/ [hʊˈmaj]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: hu‧may

Noun

humay (Sulat Sūg spelling هُمَيْ)

  1. rice (cooked)
  2. spiced cooked rice with yellow coloring wrapped in a banana leaf
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