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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔumaj/
- Hyphenation: u‧may
Noun
úmay (Basahan spelling ᜂᜋᜌ᜔)
- healing; recovery
- Synonym: rahay
Derived terms
Ilocano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *aʀi, *mai, *ari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔuˈmaj/
- Hyphenation: u‧may
Verb
umáy (Kur-itan spelling ᜂᜋᜌ᜔)
- to come
Maykadtoy! (Umayka ditoy!)- Come here!
Tagakaulu Kalagan
Noun
umay
- year
Tagalog
Etymology
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Particularly: “Relationship with umá (“surfeit of sleep or monotony”), Bikol Central húmay (“to prepare a dish eaten on festive occasions in which seasoned meat or fish and rice are cooked in a segment of bamboo”), Japanese 美味い (umai, “delicious”)?”
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Pronunciation
Noun
umay (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜌ᜔)
- surfeit by overeating or monotony of food (especially sweet or fatty food)
Derived terms
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Adjective
umáy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜌ᜔)
- surfeited due to overeating or monotony of food (especially sweet or fatty food)
- (by extension) sick; tired (of something)
- Synonym: pagod
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