laman

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Berawan

Noun

laman

  1. house (abode)
  2. home (house or structure in which someone lives)

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lamán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈman/
  • Hyphenation: la‧man

Noun

lamán (Basahan spelling ᜎᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. flesh, meat
    Synonyms: karne, unod
  2. bulb (of a plant)
  3. content
    Synonym: laog

Derived terms

Finnish

Noun

laman

  1. genitive singular of lama

Anagrams

Franco-Provençal

Pronunciation

Adverb

laman (Bressan, Graphie de Conflans)

  1. Alternative form of solament (“only”)

References

  • seulement in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay laman. Doublet of halaman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.man/
  • Hyphenation: la‧man

Noun

laman (first-person possessive lamanku, second-person possessive lamanmu, third-person possessive lamannya)

  1. (Internet, dated) home page
    Synonyms: beranda, halaman beranda, halaman awal, halaman depan, halaman muka, halaman utama, laman utama
  2. (Internet) web page
    Synonyms: halaman, halaman web, laman web

Further reading

Jingpho

Noun

laman

  1. space, length

Kavalan

Noun

laman

  1. driftwood

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlaman/

Verb

laman

  1. first-person singular present indicative of lapmat

Old English

Pronunciation

Adjective

laman

  1. inflection of lama:
    1. accusative masculine/feminine singular
    2. genitive/dative/instrumental masculine/feminine/neuter singular
    3. nominative/accusative masculine/feminine/neuter plural

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

  • lama (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish la mar and Portuguese mar and Kabuverdianu már.

Compare Nahuatl láma̱r.

Noun

laman

  1. sea
  2. ocean
  3. beach

Spanish

Verb

laman

  1. inflection of lamer:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

laman

  1. definite singular of lama

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lamán (“pork, flesh of a pig”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lamán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜈ᜔)

  1. meat; flesh
    Synonym: karne
    Puro laman ang karne.
    The meat is full of flesh.
  2. muscle
    Synonyms: kalamnan, muskulo, masel
  3. solid part of a fruit, nut, etc.
  4. content (of a container, etc.)
    Synonyms: nilalaman, nakalaman, nakasilid
    May laman ang kahon.
    The box has contents.
  5. meaning; substance; purport
    Synonyms: diwa, kahulugan
    Naiintindihan ko ang laman ng artikulo.
    I understand what the meaning of this article.
  6. capacity
    Synonym: lulan
  7. root crop; tuber
  8. (figurative) one's child
    Synonym: anak
  9. (figurative) worldliness
    Synonym: kamunduhan

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “laman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lamán”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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