tamis
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, from Frankish *tamis, *tamusi, from Proto-Germanic *tamusį̄ (“sieve; strainer; sile”). Cognate with Old High German zemis (dialectal German Zims), Dutch teems (“sieve”), West Frisian teams, tiems, German Low German Teemse, Teems, Old English temes, Old English temesian (“to sieve; sift”). Doublet of temse.
Pronunciation
Noun
tamis (countable and uncountable, plural tamises)
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French
Etymology
From Late Latin tamisium, itself from Gaulish tamesium. Compare regional Italian tamiso.
Pronunciation
Noun
tamis m (plural tamis)
- sieve, riddle
- Déplacez le tamis de gauche à droite 30 fois, en faisant un mouvement de tamisage.
- Move the sieves from left to right 30 times using a sifting motion.
- screen (mesh for filtering)
- Enlever les filtres, les tamis et les pastilles et les laver séparément.
- Remove and clean filters, screens and nozzle tips separately.
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Further reading
- “tamis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- tam-is (dialectal or obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(ə)mis. Compare Cebuano tam-is and Malay manis.
Pronunciation
Noun
tamís
- sweetness; sweet taste
- Synonym: katamisan
- pleasure; pleasurable experience
Derived terms
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taq(ə)mis.
Noun
tamis
Verb
tamis
- to taste
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