kamada

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camada (“litter of animals; brood”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈmada/ [kɐˈmaː.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: ka‧ma‧da

Noun

kamada (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜇ)

  1. litter (animals born in one birth); brood of young animals produced at one time
    Synonym: akayan
  2. flock or herd
    Synonyms: kawan, ganado
  3. gang of thieves or robbers
    Near-synonyms: gang, grupo, pangkat, barkada, barkadahan
  4. well-arranged pile (as of firewood, sacks of rice, etc.)
    Synonyms: salansan, talaksan
  5. pad paper

Derived terms

  • ikamada
  • kamadahan
  • kamadahin
  • nakakamada
  • sangkamada

See also

Further reading

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