kamay

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kamay (“hand”). Compare Tagalog kamay.

Noun

kamay

1. (anatomy) hand

References

• 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2024

Bolinao

Etymology

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Noun

kamay

1. chicken flea

Cebuano

Etymology

From kamay, a regional variation of the word kalamay ("sugar").

Compare similar elisions in other languages, Cebuano balay, Cebuano bulan, Tagalog daan (“road”), Malay tidak.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧may

Noun

kamay

1. sugar

   Synonyms: asukar, kalamay, kinugay, sentral.

Quechua

Verb

kamay

1. (transitive) to create, form, found
2. (transitive) to govern, rule, administer, manage
3. (transitive) to prepare (as in food)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kamay

infinitive		kamay
agentive		kamaq
present participle		kamaspa
past participle		kamasqa
future participle		kamana
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ñuqa	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	ñuqayku	qamkuna	paykuna
	present	kamani	kamanki	kaman	kamanchik	kamayku kamaniku1	kamankichik	kamanku
	past (experienced)	kamarqani	kamarqanki	kamarqan	kamarqanchik	kamarqayku kamarqaniku	kamarqankichik	kamarqanku
	past (reported)	kamasqani	kamasqanki	kamasqan	kamasqanchik	kamasqayku kamasqaniku	kamasqankichik	kamasqanku
	future	kamasaq	kamanki	kamanqa	kamasunchik	kamasaqku	kamankichik	kamanqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative	—	kamay	kamachun	kamasun2 kamasunchik	—	kamaychik	kamachunku
	negative	—	ama kamaychu	ama kamachunchu	ama kamasunchu ama kamasunchikchu	—	ama kamaychikchu	ama kamachunkuchu

¹ The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
² The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

Derived terms

• kamarikuy
• kamariy
• kamaychalliy
• kamaychay
• kamaykuy

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *kamay

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay

Tagalog kamay

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay. Cognate with Amis kamay (“hand”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈmaj/ [k̠ɐˈmaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ka‧may

Noun

kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

1. (anatomy) hand

   Synonyms: mano, (Batangas, Mindoro) gulamot

2. something that resembles a human hand
3. clock or watch hand (index or pointer on a dial)

   Synonym: aguha

4. (figurative) promise of marriage
5. (now uncommon) arm

   Synonyms: braso, bisig

Derived terms

• bilis ng kamay
• gawaing-kamay
• gawang-kamay
• habing-kamay
• hingin ang kamay
• hugas-kamay
• kamayan
• kamayin
• kumamay
• likhang-kamay
• magkakamay
• magkamay
• maglipat-kamay
• mainit sa kamay
• makipagkamay
• malikot ang kamay
• mapasakamay
• pagkakamay
• pagkamay
• pakikikamay
• pangkamay
• sulat-kamay
• yaring-kamay

See also

• galamay
• imbay
• minutaryo
• oraryo
• sakol
• sekundaryo

Adjective

kamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜌ᜔)

1. accustomed; suited (in operating a tool or task)

   Synonym: gamay

Derived terms

• makamay

Further reading

• “kamay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• kamya

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kamay, from Proto-Austronesian *kamay (“hand”).

Noun

kamay

1. finger; toe

References

• 2010, Yami Dictionary (雅美語辭典) (in Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples.

Yogad

Noun

kamáy

1. baby louse