kamansi
English
Alternative forms
Noun
kamansi (plural kamansis)
- The breadnut.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧man‧si
Noun
kamansi
- the breadnut (Artocarpus camansi)
- the fruit of this tree
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- camansi, camangsi — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- kamangsi — obsolete
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *kamansi, *kamansiq (“the seeded breadfruit tree: Artocarpus camansi”). Compare Hanunoo kamansi, Cebuano kamansi, Maranao kamansi', and Brunei Malay kamangsi.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kamanˈsiʔ/ [kɐ.mɐn̪ˈsɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -iʔ
- Syllabification: ka‧man‧si
Noun
kamansî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)
See also
Further reading
- “kamansi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “kamansi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kamansi”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI