kamaoo

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamaˈʔoʔo/ [ka.maˈʔo.ʔo]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ma‧o‧o

Noun

kamaóó (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋᜂᜂ)

1. fist
2. knuckle

   Synonym: buko

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *kamaʔuʔu (“back of the hand”). Compare Tagalog kamao. See also paoo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kamaˈʔuʔu/ [kɐ.maˈʔu.ʔo]
• Rhymes: -uʔu
• Syllabification: ka‧ma‧o‧o

Noun

kamaoo (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜫᜢᜢ)

1. back of the hand (as opposed to the palm)

Related terms

• paoo

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 137

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kamaˈʔoʔo/ [kɐ.mɐˈʔoː.ʔo]
    • Rhymes: -oʔo
  • IPA^(key): /kamaʔoˈʔo/ [kɐ.mɐ.ʔoˈʔo] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: ka‧ma‧o‧o

Noun

kamaoo (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜂᜂ)

1. (uncommon) Alternative form of kamao

Further reading

• “kamaoo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 442.