kamay

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kamay (hand). Compare Tagalog kamay.

Noun

kamay

  1. (anatomy) hand

References

Bolinao

Etymology

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Noun

kamay

  1. chicken flea

Cebuano

Etymology

From kamay, a regional variation of the word kalamay ("sugar").

Compare similar elisions in other languages, Cebuano balay, Cebuano bulan, Tagalog daan (road), Malay tidak.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧may

Noun

kamay

  1. sugar
    Synonyms: asukar, kalamay, kinugay, sentral.

Quechua

Verb

kamay

  1. (transitive) to create, form, found
  2. (transitive) to govern, rule, administer, manage
  3. (transitive) to prepare (as in food)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kamay
infinitive kamay
agentive kamaq
present participle kamaspa
past participle kamasqa
future participle kamana
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive
1st person
exclusive
2nd person 3rd person
indicative ñuqa qam pay ñuqanchik ñuqayku qamkuna paykuna
present kamani kamanki kaman kamanchik kamayku
kamaniku1
kamankichik kamanku
past
(experienced)
kamarqani kamarqanki kamarqan kamarqanchik kamarqayku
kamarqaniku
kamarqankichik kamarqanku
past
(reported)
kamasqani kamasqanki kamasqan kamasqanchik kamasqayku
kamasqaniku
kamasqankichik kamasqanku
future kamasaq kamanki kamanqa kamasunchik kamasaqku kamankichik kamanqaku
imperative qam pay ñuqanchik qamkuna paykuna
affirmative kamay kamachun kamasun2
kamasunchik
kamaychik kamachunku
negative ama
kamaychu
ama
kamachunchu
ama kamasunchu
ama kamasunchikchu
ama
kamaychikchu
ama
kamachunkuchu

1 The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
2 The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

Derived terms

  • kamarikuy
  • kamariy
  • kamaychalliy
  • kamaychay
  • kamaykuy

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay (hand). Cognate with Amis kamay (hand).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈmaj/ [kɐˈmaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: ka‧may

Noun

kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) hand
    Synonyms: mano, (Batangas, Mindoro) gulamot
  2. something that resembles a human hand
  3. clock or watch hand (index or pointer on a dial)
    Synonym: aguha
  4. (figurative) promise of marriage
  5. (now uncommon) arm
    Synonyms: braso, bisig

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

kamay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. accustomed; suited (in operating a tool or task)

Derived terms

  • makamay

Further reading

  • kamay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay (hand).

Noun

kamay

  1. finger; toe

References

Yogad

Noun

kamáy

  1. baby louse