himay

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Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay (cooked rice), from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay (cooked rice). Compare Cebuano humay and Malay imai.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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himáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. removal of inedible parts of food to separate the edible part (of chicken, fish, crab, shrimp, corn, beans, etc.)
  2. stringing and cutting into small pieces of beans (in preparation for cooking)
  3. (figurative) review or examination of something in detail
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Adjective

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himáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. removed of all inedible parts (of chicken, fish, crab, shrimp, corn, beans, etc.)
  2. stringed and cut into small pieces (of beans prepared for cooking)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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himay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔)

  1. rest after work
  2. relaxed drinking or smoking after eating or before going to bed
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Further reading

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  • himay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Semay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
  • Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 163