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Aklanon
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay.
Noun
humay
- rice (cooked)
Cebuano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay, from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay. First attested in Antonio Pigafetta's Relazione del primo viaggio intorno al mondo—detailing the first circumnavigation of the world between 1519 and 1522.
Pronunciation
Noun
humay
- (obsolete) millet
- the grass, Oryza sativa; rice
- the seed of this plant used as food
Quotations
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Higaonon
Noun
humay
- rice
Tausug
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay.
Noun
humay
- rice (cooked)
- Spiced cooked rice with yellow coloring wrapped in a banana leaf.