lamig

Agutaynen

Etymology

From Southern Proto-Philippine *Damíg ("cold"). Compare Casiguran Dumagat Agta lamig, Tagalog lamig, Brooke's Point Palawano ramig, Kinaray-a ramig, Cebuano kamig, Hiligaynon damig, and Asi yamig.

Noun

lamíg

1. coldness

Casiguran Dumagat Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamíg ("cold"). Compare Agutaynen lamig, Brooke's Point Palawano ramig, Kinaray-a ramig, Cebuano kamig, Hiligaynon damig, Tagalog lamig, and Asi yamig.

Noun

lamíg

1. coldness

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lam-ig — dialectal, Batangas, Quezon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *lamíg (“cold”). Compare Agutaynen lamig, Brooke's Point Palawano ramig, Kinaray-a ramig, Cebuano kamig, Hiligaynon damig, and Asi yamig.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /laˈmiɡ/ [lɐˈmiɡ]
    • Rhymes: -iɡ
    • Syllabification: la‧mig
  • IPA^(key): /laˈmeɡ/ [lɐˈmɛɡ] (colloquial)

Noun

lamíg (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜒᜄ᜔)

1. coldness (of weather or ambience)

   Synonyms: ginaw, kaginawan

2. coolness; coldness (of an object)

   Synonym: kapreskuhan

3. (figurative) lack of enthusiasm; indifference

   Synonym: kawalang-sigla

4. (figurative) calmingness; soothingness (of a voice)
5. (colloquial) leftover cooked rice

   Synonyms: kaning-lamig, bahaw

6. (colloquial) muscle knot; muscle spasm

Derived terms

• kalamigan
• kaning-lamig
• lamigan
• lamigin
• lumamig
• magpalamig
• malamig
• malamig ang dugo
• malamig-lamig
• malamigan
• manlamig
• napakalamig
• pagkamalamig
• palamig
• palamigan
• palamigin
• palamigin ang galit
• panlamigin
• pantaglamig
• sala sa init, sala sa lamig
• samalamig
• taglamig

 

See also

• pasma

 

Further reading

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