kamaw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 崁甌 / 崁瓯 (khàm-au, “cup with a cover”), according to Manuel (1948).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈmaw/ [kɐˈmaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: ka‧maw

Noun

kamáw (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜏ᜔)

  1. reddish earthen pan or bowl (for cooked food)

See also

Further reading

  • “kamaw”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “kamaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 29

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