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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lámay (“a wake for the dead, night vigil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlamaj/
- Hyphenation: la‧may
Noun
lámay (Basahan spelling ᜎᜋᜌ᜔)
- vigil; wake (for the dead)
- Synonyms: belar, puka
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *lámay (“a wake for the dead, night vigil”). Compare Kapampangan lamay (“vigil at night; to stay awake at night to work”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lamay (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜌ᜔)
- night vigil (as for a wake)
- Synonyms: paglalamay, pagpupuyat
- overtime work (especially overnight)
- (obsolete) doing something at night
- (obsolete, by extension) evening walk
- (obsolete, by extension) watching something at night
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “lamay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
- 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 138: “Caminar) Lamay (pp) de noche y por tierra”
- page 341: “Haçer) Lamay (pp) algo de noche como caminar eſcriuir o otra coſa”
- page 445: “Noche) Lamay (pp) hacer algo”
- page 595: “Velar) Lamay (pp) haçiendo algo de noche”
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