kamay

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

kamay

1. (anatomy) hand

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

kamay

1. chicken flea

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.

• Hyphenation: ka‧may

kamay

1. sugar

   Synonyms: asukar, kalamay, kinugay, sentral.

kamay

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

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

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

kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

1. (anatomy) hand

   Synonyms: mano, (Batangas, Mindoro) gulamot

2. something that resembles a human hand (such as hands on a watch)
3. (figurative) promise of marriage
4. (now uncommon) arm

   Synonyms: braso, bisig

kamay (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

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

• makamay

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

• kamya

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

kamay

1. finger; toe

• 2010, Yami Dictionary (雅美語辭典) (in Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples.

kamáy

1. baby louse