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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧may
- IPA(key): /ˈdamaj/,
Noun
dámay
- sympathy
- Synonyms: dusay, simpatiya
- sharing
- Synonyms: taltag, darahig
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧may
- IPA(key): /ˈdamaj/,
Verb
damay
- to embroil; to draw into a situation; to cause to be involved
- to implicate; to connect or involve in an unfavorable or criminal way with something
- to fall victim to a friendly fire
Rukai
Noun
damay
- vegetable and meat dishes
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damay. Compare Kapampangan dame, Cebuano damay, and Malay damay.
Pronunciation
Noun
damay (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜌ᜔)
- implication in an affair where one was not involved initially
- Synonyms: sangkot, pagsasangkot, pagkakasangkot, dawit
- mutual help (especially in sympathy for the other's predicament)
- Synonyms: pagdamay, tulong, pagtulong
- something given as an aid; contribution
- Synonyms: kontribusyon, abuloy
- person who responded to help another
- Synonym: saklolo
- condolence; expression of sympathy
- Synonyms: pakikiramay, pakikidalamhati, kondolensiya
Derived terms
Adjective
damay (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜌ᜔)
- implicated; embroiled; involved (in an affair when one was not involved initially)
Further reading
- “damay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018