humay

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Aklanon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay.

Noun[edit]

humay

  1. rice (cooked)

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: hu‧may

Noun[edit]

humay

  1. (obsolete) millet
  2. the grass, Oryza sativa; rice
  3. the seed of this plant used as food

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:humay.

Higaonon[edit]

Noun[edit]

humay

  1. rice

Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay.

Noun[edit]

humay

  1. rice (cooked)
    1. Spiced cooked rice with yellow coloring wrapped in a banana leaf.