kamayan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Tagalog kamayan (literally “with the hands”)
Noun[edit]
kamayan (uncountable)
- The traditional Filipino method of eating with the bare hands, often as a communal feast where food is served on banana leaves and eaten without utensils.
See also[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From kamay + -an. The noun sense is literally, “hands activity”, or more loosely translated as “eating with the hands” given the context.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kamayan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌᜈ᜔)
- kamayan (communal feast eating with the bare hands)
- Synonym: (Batangas) sakulan
- (military, loosely) boodle fight
Related terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
kamayán (complete kinamayan, progressive kinakamayan, contemplative kakamayan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌᜈ᜔)
- to receive a handshake (especially after an achievement)
Further reading[edit]
- “kamayan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kamayan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018