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Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
hamyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜋ᜔ᜌ)
- (dialectal, Rizal) act of spreading out on a surface like the floor or on the ground
- Synonym: latag
- (agriculture, obsolete) rice that is spread out before storing
- (obsolete) penalty imposed in food eaten upon one who failed to do his part, or was absent, in community work
- Synonym: uyan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hamya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 474: “Penar) Hanya (pc) T. en coſas de comer al que falto a alguna obra comun”
- page 474: “Penar) Hamya (pc) L. en coſas de comer porauer faltado ala obra del comun”