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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧ma‧o‧o
- IPA(key): /kamaˈʔoʔo/
Noun
kamaoo
- fist
- knuckle
- Synonym: buko
Hanunoo
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *kamaʔuʔu (“back of the hand”). Compare Tagalog kamao. See also paoo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamaˈʔuʔu/
- Rhymes: -uʔu
- Syllabification: ka‧ma‧o‧o
Noun
kamaoo (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜫᜢᜢ)
- back of the hand (as opposed to the palm)
Further reading
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 137
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
kamaoo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜂᜂ)
- (uncommon) Alternative form of kamao
Further reading
- “kamaoo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018