kamanyang

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier kamangyan with metathesis, from Malay kemenyan. Compare Ilocano kamangian, Pangasinan kamangyan, Kapampangan kamangian, Bikol Central kamangyan, Cebuano kamangyan, Hiligaynon kamangyan, Maranao kamaniyan, Tausug kamanyan, Thai กำยาน (gam-yaan, “benzoin”), Khmer កំញាន (kɑmñaan), Western Cham [script needed] (kamơñan), Burmese ကက္ကုကမျဉ်း (kakku.ka.myany:), and Spanish camanguián. See also Hanunoo kamangi and Malay kemangi.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kamanˈjaŋ/ [kɐ.mɐnˈɲaŋ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /kamanˈjaŋ/ [kɐ.mɐn̪ˈjaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: ka‧man‧yang

Noun

kamanyáng (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜈ᜔ᜌᜅ᜔)

  1. storax (tree)
  2. storax (gum or resin, used as incense)

Derived terms

  • pagsuob ng kamanyang

Descendants

  • → Spanish: camanguián

See also

Further reading

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