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Cebuano
Etymology
In many Visayan languages (particularly Hiligaynon), it is synonymous with 'sugar'.
The word is usually elided to kamay in modern Cebuano dialects. From kamay, a regional variation of the word kalamay ("sugar").
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalamay (sticky confection made of rice and coconut). Compare Iban kelami (a cake or pudding made of rice flour or sugar) and Malay kelamai (a type of Malay cake)
Pronunciation
Noun
kalamay
- (dialectal, chiefly Sialo, Bohol) sugar
- Synonyms: asukar, kamay, kinugay, sentral.
- dish of ground sticky rice, cooked in brown sugar and coconut milk