malmag

Perhaps from Boholano Cebuano malmag (“tarsier”) (possibly via French).

malmag (plural malmags)

1. (zoology, possibly obsolete) The tarsier; any of several tarsiers found in the Philippines, Malaysia, and adjacent areas.

• “malmag”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• glam-ma

Borrowed from Boholano Cebuano malmag. Compare Cebuano mawmag and Tagakaulu Kalagan amag.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /malˈmaɡ/ [mɐlˈmaɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡ
• Syllabification: mal‧mag

malmág (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎ᜔ᜋᜄ᜔)

1. tarsier (especially the Philippine tarsier)

• “malmag”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “malmag”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018