himay

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *həmay (“cooked rice”), from Proto-Austronesian *Səmay (“cooked rice”). Compare Cebuano humay and Malay imai.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hiˈmaj/ [hɪˈmaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: hi‧may

Noun

himáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔)

1. removal of inedible parts of food to separate the edible part (of chicken, fish, crab, shrimp, corn, beans, etc.)
2. stringing and cutting into small pieces of beans (in preparation for cooking)
3. (figurative) review or examination of something in detail

Derived terms

• himayin
• maghimay
• paghihimay

 

See also

• gadgad

Adjective

himáy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔)

1. removed of all inedible parts (of chicken, fish, crab, shrimp, corn, beans, etc.)
2. stringed and cut into small pieces (of beans prepared for cooking)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhimaj/ [ˈhiː.maɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -imaj
• Syllabification: hi‧may

Noun

himay (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋᜌ᜔)

1. rest after work
2. relaxed drinking or smoking after eating or before going to bed

See also

• himlay

 

Further reading

• “himay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Semay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 163