galamay
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Philippine *galamáy.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡalaˈmaj/ [ɡɐ.lɐˈmaɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -aj
- Syllabification: ga‧la‧may
Noun
[edit]galamáy (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜋᜌ᜔)
- tentacle; pincer; limbs of arthropods
- Synonym: (crabs) sipit
- (figurative) agent; representative (of an organization, crime group, etc.)
- (figurative) helper; aid; assistant
- Synonyms: katulong, katulungin
- (dialectal, Batangas) finger; toe
- Synonym: daliri
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “galamay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Categories:
- Tagalog terms inherited from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog terms derived from Proto-Philippine
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aj
- Rhymes:Tagalog/aj/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- Tagalog dialectal terms
- Batangas Tagalog
- tl:Animal body parts