palpal-ama

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Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /palpalʔaˈma/
    • IPA(key): (Sagada & parts of Sabangan) /parparʔaˈma/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pal‧pal-a‧ma

Noun

palpal-amá

  1. thumb
  2. big toe

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “palpal-amá”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎, Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 341
  • WOW - Cordillera (2024 November 5) “The five fingers in Kankanaey”, in Facebook